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TREASURE SALVORS, INC. v. UNIDENTIFIED WRECKED, ETC.

No. 76-2151.

569 F.2d 330 (1978)

TREASURE SALVORS, INC., a corporation and Armada Research Corp., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The UNIDENTIFIED WRECKED AND ABANDONED SAILING VESSEL, her tackle, armament, apparel and cargo located within 2500 yards of a point at coordinates 24.31.5' north latitude and 82.50 west longitude, said sailing vessel is believed to be the NUESTRA SENORA de ATOCHA, Defendant, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Reed, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Marine Resources Section, Peter R. Taft, Asst. Atty. Gen., Land & Natural Res. Section, Bruce C. Rashkow, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for intervenor-appellant.

David Paul Horan and Joshua M. Morse, III, Key West, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GEWIN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Treasure Salvors, Inc., and Armada Research Corp., Florida corporations, sued for possession of and confirmation of title to an unidentified wrecked and abandoned vessel thought to be the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. The Atocha sank in the sea off the Marquesas Keys in 1622 while en route to Spain. The United States intervened, answered, and counterclaimed, asserting title to the vessel. Summary judgment was entered for the plaintiffs...

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