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Supreme Court orders Florida company to return found sunken treasure to Spain

The Ocean Alert, a ship of the US Tampa-based company Odyssey Marine Exploration, is berthed in 2007 after it recovered a treasure haul from a sunken wreck in the Atlantic. The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant a final appeal to a Florida company that discovered silver and gold on a sunken Spanish vessel but was then ordered to return the treasure to Spain. (AFP Photo/Juan Munoz)

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant a final appeal to a Florida company that discovered silver and gold on a sunken Spanish vessel but was then ordered to return the treasure to Spain. The Court did not give a reason for refusing the request from salvage specialist…

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Judge rules treasure-hunters must return sunken booty to Spain

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MIAMI — A Florida company that found sunken treasure from a 19th century warship must return more than a half-million silver and gold coins to the Spanish government by next week, a federal judge in Tampa ruled Friday. In addition, Spain does not need to reimburse the deep sea recovery…

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Treasure hunters eye huge silver haul from WWII ship

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MIAMI — When the SS Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-boat, it took its huge silver cargo to a watery grave. Seventy years later, US divers said they are working to recover what may well be the biggest shipwreck haul ever. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration on Monday confirmed the…

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