Missed the boat A U.S. court has ruled Spain has a claim on the Odyssey's treasure. ("Judge rules for Spain in Odyssey treasure fight," Business, Dec. 24). What nonsense. Since when does a thief have a claim on his loot, which in this case was a theft perpetrated by a conqueror 200 years ago. If there is a claim to be paid, it's to the people who were plundered, not to Spain. In fact, the Spanish government has no more claim on their "treasure" than Germany has on the plunder Hitler took from the Jews and others. Spain should be required to produce receipts as evidence that they lawfully acquired their gold and silver! ...more

January 3, 2010

Spanish authorities have scored a major victory in their legal battle to reclaim a half-billion dollars worth of sunken treasure found and recovered by Tampa-based ocean salvager Odyssey Marine Exploration. ...more

January 1, 2010

Spanish authorities have scored a major victory in their legal battle to reclaim a half-billion dollars worth of sunken treasure found and recovered by Tampa-based ocean salvager Odyssey Marine Exploration. ...more

December 24, 2009

A higher federal court will now hear the legal dispute over just who owns the richest sunken treasure ever found, either Tampa's Odyssey Marine, which found the treasure, or Spain, which claims it as a historic artifact. ...more

December 23, 2009

So where is the treasure from the Black Swan? Odyssey Marine found it. Spain claims it as government property. After Odyssey recovered the coins from the ocean floor, company officials flew in the dark of night May 17, 2007, on a private charter jet from Gibraltar to Tampa. Now, ...more

September 13, 2009

A Tampa firm's amazing discovery of a legendary British warship that sank in the English Channel in 1744 can be seen at 10 tonight on the Discovery Channel. ...more

February 5, 2009

Abolish Federal Reserve Act The Federal Reserve refers to the rate at which private banks borrow money from each other or from the Federal Reserve in order to meet their reserve requirements for making loans, set 10 cents in reserve for every dollar they loan. By lowering the rate to zero, the Feds are essentially handing out free money to bankers, saying: Take this bag of cash. Use it for loans or whatever you want, it doesn't matter what interest rate you charge; you're guaranteed a profit. The Feds are only interested in ensuring the future of the current system of debt - and the profits of its fellow private bankers. ...more

January 14, 2009

Treasure hunting company Odyssey Marine Inc. said in court filings that it has found two more sunken ships near the entrance to the English Channel. ...more

November 7, 2008

Treasure hunting company Odyssey Marine Inc. of Tampa has found two more sunken ships near the entrance to the English Channel, the company disclosed. ...more

November 6, 2008

Dishing out advice on financial staples in times of crisis used to involve three servings: precious metals, U.S. Treasury bills and real estate. ...more

September 30, 2008