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Old November 30th, 2016 #1
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Default France claims rights to shipwreck linked to lost colony of Fort Caroline

France claims rights to shipwreck linked to lost colony of Fort Caroline


France has filed a legal claim to an ancient shipwreck discovered off Cape Canaveral, saying it was part of the French fleet that in 1565 went to the aid of that country’s doomed colony at Fort Caroline in Jacksonville.

That follows a claim by the private treasure salvage company that found the wreck, and seems likely to lead to a dispute in U.S. District Court in Orlando over ownership of the artifacts.

It would be a high-stakes battle: A state archaeology report says the wreck, if it is indeed connected to the French fleet, “would be of immense archaeological significance.”

http://jacksonville.com/florida/2016...-fort-caroline
 
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