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Artefacts from controversial 1804 wreck stored in Gibraltar returned to Spain
Archaeological artefacts recovered from a controversial wreck and stored in a warehouse in Gibraltar were handed to Spanish authorities this week. The items were recovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007 from the wreck of “Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes”, a Spanish galleon that sank off Portugal in 1804. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesWe see the Politicians on the Rock antagonizing Spain once again.
Jun 08th, 2012 - 10:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If the Supreme Court in the USA gave Spain the legal right to the treasure what are these idiots on the Rock trying to achieve??
Self determination, by any chance?
Jun 08th, 2012 - 11:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just an hypothesis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@1 Gibraltar isn't in USA, and as such isn't under US law. If a judgement was passed in US courts that impacted interests in Gibraltar then I'm sure there are legal methods to get these judgements applied within the territory, but this takes time. However, it is quite clear that these judgements lead to action, so I don't see your issue.
Jun 09th, 2012 - 05:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0As for the 300 coins, this clearly hasn't been resolved. Don't see your issue there either.
@ aussie sunshine
Jun 09th, 2012 - 11:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0The Gibraltarians have been in Gib longer than (white) Australians have been in Oz. Are Aussies 'idiots' if they have an opinion, or does that only apply to Gibbos?
As for antagonisation, it doesn't get much worse than the Spanish harassment of Gibraltar. If Spain had its way, our nation would cease to exist.
Well it just gives the impression that in the USA the law is rooted in the system where in Gibraltar it gives the impression that the politicians make the law. It is like saying let us piss off the Spaniards one more time...
Jun 09th, 2012 - 12:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No wonder there are a long lines on the border...
@1 & 5 What you mean is that the article is quite lengthy and you couldn't actually understand it.
Jun 09th, 2012 - 02:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Government of Gibraltar (Politicians) have complied with order of a US admiralty court. The 300 coins were not part of that legal dispute. There is now another legal dispute because of some south american desperate losers. The Government of Gibraltar is now waiting for a judgement by the Supreme Court.
The Gibraltar Court was founded in 1739 and thus pre-dates the United States; it was set up at a time when Spaniards were ignorant savages running around stealing whatever they could put their hands to. Rather like today. Of course then the country was not bankrupt because they were busy plundering South America, these days Argentina steals from Spain.
Jun 09th, 2012 - 08:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 07 “ ignorant savages” LOL. And pigs can fly
Jun 09th, 2012 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 08 - yes they can , just seen reichmistress fly by in her chopper. Hope they have enough fuel to get to UN. Sqeal like a pig boy!
Jun 10th, 2012 - 06:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Spain needs more than a few coins from Gibraltar to bail out its banks, they are going cap in hand for 100 billion today. I bet nobody would lend anything to Argentina. They never paid for the type 22 destroyers bought and delivered by the UK. But as they grabbed Repsol, they must be bigger thieves than the Spanish - which is quite some achievement.
Jun 10th, 2012 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 010 What Spain should do is close the border and air space between Gibraltar and Spain. With neighbours like these it is best to put up a big fence around them.
Jun 10th, 2012 - 08:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We already have a fence, indeed this week the Government of Gibraltar has put razor wire on top of it to keep Spanish criminals out. Of course they are very desperate as there is no work in Spain. If the frontier closed the 7000 families in La Linea supported by working in Gib would be out of a job, like their fathers when Franco tried it and failed. Still Mariano Rajoy of his bail out from the EU, so all is well. Dream on sunshine.
Jun 10th, 2012 - 10:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 012 good!! now all we need is the padlock!!
Jun 10th, 2012 - 11:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Why work in Gibraltar when they can work in Great Britain or any
EU country. I am dreaming on...... You can open your workforce to other
Non EU nationals..
My understanding that if a company was to find a wreck then it had salvaging rights or is there many laws with regards to salvaging rights? I may have to look this up.
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