- Jun 3, 2007
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- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
OK...maybe this is going to be one of those times that I just missed the memo, but does there exist a master list of past and present Florida shipwreck permits? I keep hearing of such a thing, but in 12 years I have yet to actually 'see' one.
And...then there is the question of admiralty claims...who keeps the list of these? Say I'm casually driving along with my wife and happen to be dragging a magnetometer/sidescan array and at 27.5894324,-80.2937091, I find a wreck from the 1600s. Where do I look to see if that wreck has been arrested, claimed, etc or does one have to retain an admiralty lawyer to find out? More realistically, if I am researching a wreck and feel that I have a good idea where it might be, can I look at some database or list to see if there is already a claim on the area I want to go survey?
Does anyone have an actual web or snail mail address for this?
And...then there is the question of admiralty claims...who keeps the list of these? Say I'm casually driving along with my wife and happen to be dragging a magnetometer/sidescan array and at 27.5894324,-80.2937091, I find a wreck from the 1600s. Where do I look to see if that wreck has been arrested, claimed, etc or does one have to retain an admiralty lawyer to find out? More realistically, if I am researching a wreck and feel that I have a good idea where it might be, can I look at some database or list to see if there is already a claim on the area I want to go survey?
Does anyone have an actual web or snail mail address for this?