Ireland and Spain protecting the Armada

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Heritage: Ireland and Spain to cooperate on protecting Spanish Armada wrecks | In English | EL PAÍS

Link on the Mercedes at the end

 

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[MPH200]

Beautiful cannons.

 

[ARC]

Interesting statement made at the end of the link...

Melinda J. MacConnel, vice president of and general counsel for Odyssey, which is based in Tampa, said the forced return of the trove to Spain was in fact "a sad day for Spanish cultural heritage." She said in a statement that Spain had been "very shortsighted in this case," because it "failed to consider that in the future no one will be incentivized to report underwater finds." She predicted that "anything found with a potential Spanish interest will be hidden or even worse, melted down or sold on eBay."

 

[Darren in NC]

Always love to see bronze...

Spanish Armada treasure discovered off the Sligo coast (PHOTOS) - IrishCentral.com

 

[seekerGH]

The cannon are exquisite. The link Darren provided shows the cannon, looking almost new, sitting on the bottom in what looks like shallow water. Is that really how it would look after 400 years?

AARC
Interesting statement made at the end of the link...

Melinda J. MacConnel, vice president of and general counsel for Odyssey, which is based in Tampa, said the forced return of the trove to Spain was in fact "a sad day for Spanish cultural heritage." She said in a statement that Spain had been "very shortsighted in this case," because it "failed to consider that in the future no one will be incentivized to report underwater finds." She predicted that "anything found with a potential Spanish interest will be hidden or even worse, melted down or sold on eBay."

"The 5,138 coins that Odyssey had already restored have been kept at the National Museum of Archeology. Prieto says the coins had already been packaged for sale."

Is this what you were talking about? Irony or ??