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Where are the treasures rescued from lost galleon?

The press secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister, Clint Watson, says the government’s portion of the treasure recovered from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de la Maravillas is at the Central Bank and will not be open for viewing by the general public for security reasons.

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SPAIN’S CLAIM ON SUNKEN TREASURE: Legal battle looms over who has rights to galleon’s fortune

The Bahamas faces a battle with the Spanish government to lay claim to sunken treasure and historical artifacts worth potentially millions of dollars that lie within this nation’s waters.

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Treasure seekers told - leave if you don’t like it

THE Minister of National Security said the company exploring for sunken treasure is welcome to leave The Bahamas if they are not willing to accept the government’s new terms.

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Ocean exploration boss - deal above board

A TREASURE hunter salvaging a wreck in The Bahamas yesterday branded National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s recent comments as “inaccurate”, insisting that the process is “transparent”.

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BahamaRed 2 years, 4 months ago

Why would they even agree to a 75/25 split in the first place. That should have been at minimum a 60/40 split. The Bahamas is always selling out and then coming back to renege on a deal. This is very disingenuous of the government, they always do deals like this in hopes of swinging someone after they've done all the work. Smh

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