Spain seeks shipwreck spoils

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upi.com May 10, 2008

TAMPA, Fla., May 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. company that recovered a sunken treasure from a shipwreck that Spain is claiming says there is no evidence the treasure came from a Spanish warship. ... Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa, Fla. -- which recovered the treasure last year... [read full story]

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Spain claims all treasure found by Fla. company

floridatoday.com May 8, 2008

MADRID, Spain — A shipwreck that has yielded an estimated $500 million in treasure is Spanish and a Florida deep-sea exploring firm that recovered the booty should give it all back to Spain, a lawyer for the Madrid government said Thursday. Attorney James Goold said the...

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Spain claims US$500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers

iht.com May 8, 2008

Spain is demanding a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm turn over the entire US$500 million (€324 million) treasure it salvaged from a shipwreck, saying Thursday it has determined the vessel is definitely Spanish. ... James Goold, a Washington-based lawyer who represents the...

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Spain claims $500M in shipwreck treasure from Fla. company

wtev.com May 8, 2008

A lawyer for the Madrid government says a Florida deep-sea exploring firm that recovered a 500 million-dollar treasure should give it all back to Spain. ... Attorney James Goold says the 19th-century shipwreck at the heart of a year-old dispute with Odyssey Marine...

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Spain claims $500M in shipwreck treasure from Fla. company

wpmi.com May 8, 2008

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Spain claims US$500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers

tmcnet.com May 8, 2008

Spain claims US$500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers ... MADRID, Spain_Spain laid formal claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded US$500 million (?324 million) in treasure, saying it has proof the vessel is Spanish and demanding that a U.S....

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Spain demands return of $500 million treasure

msn.com May 8, 2008

Spain is demanding a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm turn over the entire $500 million treasure it salvaged from a shipwreck, saying Thursday it has determined the vessel is definitely Spanish. ... James Goold, a Washington-based lawyer who represents the Spanish...

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Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure from Florida deep-sea explorers

iht.com May 8, 2008

Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. ... Officials demanded the return of the booty recovered last year by a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm, saying the 19th-century shipwreck...

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Spain Claims $500M in Sunken Treasure From Explorers

foxnews.com May 8, 2008

Officials demanded the return of the booty recovered last year by a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm, saying the 19th-century shipwreck at the heart of the dispute is the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes. ... MADRID, Spain — Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck...

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Odyssey treasure ship and site confirmed

thinkspain.com May 9, 2008

James Goold, a Washington-based lawyer who is acting for the Spanish government in the Odyssey shipwreck treasure case under way in Tampa (Florida), has confirmed today that the booty was found at the site of the wreck of the Spanish navy... ... James Goold, a...

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