Is an "Admiralty Claim" something you file when you want to be in control of a "sunken shipwreck treasure site" or is it something you file when injured in a boating accident? I Googled and it was confusing ...mainly seemed like it was something filed if two boats collide or someone is injured at sea. But, my bf said he thinks its something you file to claim control of a treasure site. If there was a dispute between himself and another treasure hunter over a certain treasure site..then that might be a possibility. I called the Tip Line a few hours ago and told them this theory and the guy said "its nothing like that." He talked like they actually know who they are looking for....and I said "more something locally" and he said "yes, definitely." I probably could have squeezed more info out of him if I talked to him longer...LOL. Oh well..the mystery deepens. P.S. It sounds like you might know someone who knows him because he was looking to buy a salvage boat and the admiralty claim, etc.
Federal admiralty salvage claim . . . . to ‘arrest’ (seize) the shipwreck.
Yes “something you file to claim control of a treasure site“
Yes, theory that “there was a dispute between himself and another treasure hunter over a certain treasure site”
There are lots of disputes over the rights to a shipwreck.
No, I don’t know anything from him or anyone he knows. I found detail about his admiralty claim and his ‘salvage boat wanted’ on treasurenet.
Interesting what you were told on the Tip Line. Hopefully, they are onto something and that this doesn’t turn into a cold case.
Informative article about admiralty claim -
http://www.numa.net/2016/08/juno-beach-galleon-embroiled-in-permit-battle/
Juno Beach Galleon Embroiled in Permit Battle
Posted on August 31, 2016
Historically, it was the last federal Admiralty claim of a Spanish vessel just before passage of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA) which gives states all rights to shipwreck salvage within three miles of their shorelines. Admiralty law, sometimes referred to as federal maritime law, favors salvors by giving them more control over their discoveries without the bullying they claim to get from state officials under the ASA.