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LuckyKevin

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Tom: What do you mean by "absence of malice"

Who made the stories up? It seems a lot of old-time treasure salvors don't want to give another treasure hunter their dues when they find something. Different treasure hunters doubted Marx found the Maravillas or even that it existed for a long time. Couldn't the Fisher family sue him if they proved it wasn't accurate? Celebrities sue the tabloids all the time. Just because it was written in a newspaper doesn't mean you can repeat it in a book as fact...

I think you are right, their was fierce competition in the early salvage days and a lot of salvors got a case of "sour grapes" If they didn't find it, they didn't want the rival to receive the glory and fame either.

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LuckyKevin said:
Tom: What do you mean by "absence of malice"

Who made the stories up? It seems a lot of old-time treasure salvors don't want to give another treasure hunter their dues when they find something. Different treasure hunters doubted Marx found the Maravillas or even that it existed for a long time. Couldn't the Fisher family sue him if they proved it wasn't accurate? Celebrities sue the tabloids all the time. Just because it was written in a newspaper doesn't mean you can repeat it in a book as fact...

I think you are right, their was fierce competition in the early salvage days and a lot of salvors got a case of "sour grapes" If they didn't find it, they didn't want the rival to receive the glory and fame either.

Kevin
That's a good point. I was wondering that myself... if this was slander or the stories were made up, why did the Fishers pay these fines/restitutions, and why didn't they then countersue to get their money back? And if the coins were bought from a shady character, why didnt' they sue his a** off? Seems like somewhat an admission of guilt, but then again if they have those millions from the atocha, maybe it wasn't worth the effort?
 

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