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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
Link on the Mercedes at the end
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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."