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Re:Shipping containers are falling overboard at a rapid rate by bluGill on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:35PM (#26996607)
North Korea and a few similar countries. Otherwise all countries recognised some form of law which is things lost at sea are still owned by the person/org that lost it.
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Re:Shipping containers are falling overboard at a rapid rate by bqmjjx0kac on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:18PM (#26997237)
Oh, interesting, I didn't have a sense of how widespread that was.

I remember this 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck that was dredged up by a private company. The Spanish government then sued and won. They had to give back ~500k coins. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44302476

I'm not sure how I feel about the outcome. In particular it seems odd that Spain could indefinitely claim ownership, even if they have no intention of recovering the wreck. That being said, I don't strictly believe "finders keepers" applies here either.

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