A word to the wise, and the ethical--don't loot wrecks:

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Divers Guilty of Raiding Historic Shipwrecks

I would imagine the regime in the US is similar, though maybe not as developed in the UK since we have overlap of state and federal waters hence differing protections. Lesson is find out what they are and comply, don't play dumb, or sneaky..

 

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Read the book "Submerged" by Dan Lenihan if you want an overview of what happens in the US. And it's still happening ... just read a story recently from the guy who's trying to get funding to bring up artifacts from the Santa Maria ... seems he's competing with private "prospectors" who think those artifacts would be better suited for their living room ...

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If one were wise and ethical they wouldn't need counceling.

"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash. 'Tis something, nothing: 'Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands. But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed."

If only David Knight and Edward Huzzey had read Shakespeare

 

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That's some nice stuff in those pics---wouldn't mind having a cannon or 2..--beautiful wall hangers..

 

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It's not just the artifacts that these people steal, it's the knowledge that archaeologists could have obtained by studying the artifacts in their proper context. Once the artifacts are removed that knowledge is lost forever and a potential piece of the historical "jigsaw puzzle" is gone.

 

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the reason wreck divers don't need a weight belt is because of the prybar and sledge hammer they carry.


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its fair game

 

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Yeah, just imagine the historical knowledge that would have been lost but for the confiscation of a couple more old cannon.

/sarcasm

 

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WB2GLP:

If one were wise and ethical they wouldn't need counceling.

"Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash. 'Tis something, nothing: 'Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands. But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed."

If only David Knight and Edward Huzzey had read Shakespeare

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Dr. Lecter:

Yeah, just imagine the historical knowledge that would have been lost but for the confiscation of a couple more old cannon.

/sarcasm

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I'd much rather have scientists make that call even if your nick has Dr. in it.

//LN

 

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