Law.com

Font Size: increase font decrease font

Spain Weighs In Over Sunken Treasure

Daily Business Review

January 16, 2003

Nearly 250 years after the treasure-laden Notre Dame de Deliverance sank, apparently in the Florida Straits, the Spanish government is claiming it never abandoned the ship and is asserting its sovereign rights to control the wreck and its cargo of gold, silver and gems estimated to be worth as much as $3 billion. Spain's demands were delivered to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from a Washington, D.C., law firm.

This article requires premium access

This article requires premium access to Law.com. Please sign in or subscribe to read the full text.

 
About ALM  |  About Law.com  |  Customer Support  |  Reprints  |  Privacy Policy  |  Terms & Conditions |  ALM User License Agreement