Legal Opinion
Subaqueous Exploration & Archaeology, Ltd. v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 21, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-51, 81-52, 81-53PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
RAMSEY, District Judge.
Approximately two hundred years ago, three ships, believed to be carrying a king’s ransom in gold altarplate and other riches, sank in the Atlantic Ocean after being battered by a fierce hurricane. The remains of these vessels and their cargo, are currently submerged “under an undetermined amount of sand” off the shore of Ocean City, Maryland.
On January 13, 1981, plaintiffs Subaqueous Exploration & Archaeology, Ltd. (“Subaqueous”) and Atlantic Ship Historical Society, Inc., citizens of Maryland, instituted the three, 1 above-captioned, in rem…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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