Legal Opinion
Sea Hunt, Inc. v. the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 21, 2000No. 99-2035, 99-2036PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge MICHAEL joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
This in rem admiralty action concerns the sovereign rights of the Kingdom of Spain to two of its Royal Naval vessels, LA GALGA and JUNO, which were lost off the shores of present-day Virginia in 1750 and 1802 respectively. Pursuant to the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987(ASA), 43 U.S.C. § 2101-06 (1994), Virginia has asserted ownership over the shipwrecks and has issued Sea Hunt permits to conduct salvage operations…
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