25 of 2006 July, 17h40
Cadiz. - The Meeting not yet has given permission to Odyssey to begin the explorations, although its intention is to allow them
SEVILLE, 25 (EUROPE PRESS)
The advisor of Culture, Rose Towers, affirmed today that the Meeting of Andalusia not yet has given to the North American company Odyssey Marine Exploration permission to begin the archaeological prospections in the Bay of Cadiz, since, at the moment, “it must correct some technical questions” of the project of exploration of the Sussex, although, it clarified that its intention is to allow them.
In declarations to Europe Press, Towers explained that the autonomic administration it asked for the company that came to the correction “from certain aspects and technical questions”, although, once corrected these points, the intention of Culture, according to it said, she is the one to give green light to the investigation “but only the archaeological one”, remarcó.
The holder of the branch guaranteed that its department “will watch the activity of Odyssey at any moment”, since technicians of the Council will have to travel in the North American ship and to supervise the works of exploration that are carried out water Andalusian.
As far as the supposed gold shipment that hides the sunk English water boat of Cadiz, Towers indicated that this subject and controlling that a possible extraction of the appraised metal does not take place “is a subject that is incumbent on to the Ministry of Outer Subjects”, reason why preferred not to pronounce itself.
The Meeting of Andalusia demanded new explanations to the American company on the degree of the experts who would participate in the plan of identification and on the area of performance where the North American company would make the prospection.
The Ministry of Outer Subjects clarified recently that in case finally the workings of identification of the “Sussex” are authorized and the results are positive, the Odyssey could soon extract pecio and its possible gold shipment without restrictions, as long as it has the necessary authorization of London.
“The Meeting will not have anything to say. First it is to see if the boat is or it is not and nothing removes, but to verify if one treats or not of the British ship. If it is thus, the Meeting will not be able to do nothing because the British will decide what he even takes control of the Spanish water ship being”, indicated from Exteriors.
The Ministry of Outer Subjects and Cooperation confirmed today that the “Odyssey Explorer” is in the port of Gibraltar to resolve “technical-administrative” questions and does not stop to make prospectivas activities in relation to pecio British “Sussex”, according to informed diplomatic sources to Europe Press.
Verdemar-Ecologist in Action assured this morning that had entered port of Gibraltar the “Odyssey Explorer”, that makes the archaeological works of the North American company Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMR) on the rest of the English boat “Sussex”.
