Comments on: $500M Of Sunken Treasure Returns To Spain

By: trees

trees — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:06:52 +0000

I agree, if I was Dr. Sauls team I’d have sprinkled it all back in the ocean and let the Spanish find all for themselves…..piece by piece!! lol

By: Freedom fighter

Freedom fighter — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:06:19 +0000

This is what I think:
The gold was found by Dr. Saul’s team,
It must have been hard work to find it and to retrieve it.
It was lost in first place so by the law of the sea
it should be Saul’s to keep.
I don’t think that is why it did it in first place so why do not
reimburse the cost plus a finders fee by the people who want the gold,
by doing this the Odiseey can go back and look for more treasures.
I think this is fair, screw history and all the nonsense,
What the Romans did in their time we would have the Italians pay half of the old world
for ever.

By: Freedom fighter

Freedom fighter — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:50:28 +0000

I would have done that in the first place

By: Truth is killing' me...

Truth is killing' me... — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:04:46 +0000

If Bermuda had it we still couldn’t pay off our debt that we’ve been put in. Just a thought.

By: God is Laughing.

God is Laughing. — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:09:18 +0000

So many sayings come to mind. “Finders keepers.” “A thief from a thief makes God laugh.” I hope the spirits of the ancient haunts the thieves.

By: Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:53:44 +0000

The Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes was carrying stolen goods as (I’m just sayin) pointed out. So even if rendered under Caesar/King Carlos IV it should somehow especially since $500 million worth go back to the place it came from. If it has been ruled fair that Germany, Spain & Portugal had to give all the holocaust gold back to the Jewish population so it is fair that this gold goes for the good of Central & South America. Spain & America had a big hand in turning Central & South American countries into third world places so they should have zero say in where the gold goes. Spoils of war is an ignorant old world mentality which should be abandoned for more globally progressive thinking. If spain wants it they should pay Central & South America $500 million for it as it was melted down into coins from their sacred artifacts.

By: Down 'n' Dirty

Down 'n' Dirty — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:04:42 +0000

Even Saul has to render unto Caesar what indeed belongs to Caesar …

By: Have a Cold One

Have a Cold One — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:22:59 +0000

Wow, that is pretty crappy of Spain to not even repay them for their salvage fees.

By: Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:29:07 +0000

It would be hard to find true descendants of the Aztecs & Incas, the Mayans have been wiped out & the countries that have Toltec descendants have been turned into MS gang areas by the FBI. Yes I agree the gold should go back to the descendants of those it was stolen from but the problem would be how to get it into the right hands. Might be better to cash it in & give the money to a organization that truly would help the poor in Central & South America.

By: Capt Patchy

Capt Patchy — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:46:50 +0000

Dr Saul is one of many shareholders in the Oddesey project ..in case you can’t figure it out. All of that 2.6mil did not come solely out of his pocket .

And maybe the next time they find a load of booty they might claim to not know the identity of the ship at all … Just a suggestion … lol

By: observer

observer — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:04:24 +0000

Why did Odyssey Marine Exploration seek a court junction in the U.S.A. when the artifacts where found not far from the south coast of Portugal’s shores? Why they didn’t go to a U.K. jurisdiction or a European counsel to seek ownership of their findings? Hmmm!

Salvage law in international waters, as recognized by some English speaking countries, could award 90% of recovered treasure to the salvage firm. Spain claimed the entire ownership of the wreck and cargo, saying that it would pay no salvage award at all for the recovery because the cargo of the Mercedes would be protected by sovereign immunity, which supersedes admiralty law.

By: Williams

Williams — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:25:41 +0000

It would appear that David Saul is one senior who does’t need any land tax or vehicle exemption!!!! He had $2.6M to find bottom of the seafloor expiration so cerftainly he got $1000 to licence his car?

By: I'm just sayin......

I'm just sayin...... — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:36:55 +0000

“for those Spanish Navy sailors who died on that fateful day. It’s our duty to end this operation successfully in their memory and tell them that their mission is completed.”

Hmmmm what about the millions they enslaved and murdered to steal that gold? Shouldn’t it actually go back to the places where it was plundered from?

By: The 411

The 411 — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:20:24 +0000

Sorry it didnt work out for you Saul. $500M is a lot to lose out on. I just sold a house for $300K less than I paid for it and I am sulking due to the loss. But to have put up $2.6M and not even be compensated for these sunk costs. Tough one to swallow. Sure your innovative and entrepreneurial spirit will land you another opportunity soon.