Abandoned Shipwreck Act...

[jeff k]

Scroll down to page 3.

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/fhpl/FedLaws_Pt4_3-8-06.pdf

 

[comfortably numb]

Jeff K,
Would it be possible for you to give me a condensed version in laymans terms for this non lawyer dummy?

Jeff

 

[Darren in NC]

Two sections stood out to me...

 

[aquanut]

I haven't read this in it's entirety, however it certainly appears that Forida, among other states, have not dealt in good faith with salvors.
This is certainly one we could throw in their faces. Good goin' Jeff!
Aquanut

 

[itmaiden]

Just wondering if those of you who have been denied permits over the years ever considered a class action against the state ?

itmaiden

Scroll down to page 3.

http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/fhpl/FedLaws_Pt4_3-8-06.pdf

 

[mariner]

Of course, you would first have to establish that the wrecks concerned were abandoned in the legal sense of the word, and remember that Spanish wrecks in US waters aren't abandoned.

Mariner

 

[spartacus53]

Any vessel is never truly abandoned...

Section 6
(a) The United States asserts title to any abandoned shipwreck that is—
(1) embedded in submerged lands of a State;
(2) embedded in coralline formations protected by a State on submerged lands of a State; or
(3) on submerged lands of a State and is included in or determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register

 

[mariner]

Spartacus 53,

The list you give is predicated upon the wreck being abandoned (in the legal meaning of the word) , but Spanish ships in US waters, whether State owned or privately owned are not abandoned, under the 1902 Treaty between the US and Spain.

Mariner

 

[spartacus53]

Spartacus 53,

The list you give is predicated upon the wreck being abandoned (in the legal meaning of the word) , but Spanish ships in US waters, whether State owned or privately owned are not abandoned, under the 1902 Treaty between the US and Spain.

Mariner

I understand, but I believe that under maritime law each nation can still lay a claim. Funny, seems like the Spanish were always wrecking their vessels too Perhaps poor maritime schools are to blame

 

[jeff k]

Jeff K,
Would it be possible for you to give me a condensed version in laymans terms for this non lawyer dummy?

Jeff

If the Spanish don't claim it then the state or Feds probably will.

 

[mariner]

Good Summary, Jeff !

 

[Darren in NC]

If the Spanish don't claim it then the state or Feds probably will.

ROTFL! So true!