More treasure stories related to Odyssey Marine Exploration. This prior post covered an 11th Circuit ruling on sovereign immunity in a lawsuit between Odyssey Marine and Spain as to rights to treasure from a sunken ship said to have been on a sovereign mission. Now the NYT has a story by William J. Broad regarding two additional wrecks Odyssey is recovering with valuable silver bullion as cargo. These wrecks are being raised by contract agreement with the British government; the split is 80% for the salvagers and 20% for the government. Additional video is here.
What a cool way to earn a living.