Spain sues US marine explorers over sunken treasure

The Spanish government has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against an American treasure-hunting firm over a shipwreck they have found laden with a colonial-era treasure, the Culture Ministry said today

Spain sues US marine explorers over sunken treasure

The Spanish government has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against an American treasure-hunting firm over a shipwreck they have found laden with a colonial-era treasure, the Culture Ministry said today

If the vessel was Spanish or was removed from Spanish waters, any treasure would belong to Spain, Spain says.

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