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By h.b. - Jun 22, 2007 - 6:08 PM
• Spain convinced it will win the Odyssey treasure case, claiming the identity of the ship concerned is now known - May 8, 2008 - 5:47 PM
• Spanish Government confirms its interest in the Odyssey treasure find - May 2, 2008 - 7:48 AM
One of the Odyssey remote robots allegedly used in the treasure find - Photo EFE
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Now the Odyssey company claims there was no tresure, and it had all been a joke set up to market the Pirates from the Carribbean film
The treasure found by the United States company, Odyssey Exploration, reported to be 17 tons in weight and worth 500 million dollars was, according to new reports coming from America, a joke which in the end went horribly wrong.
The Spanish judiciary has issued an order to board and register the company’s two boats when they leave their current anchorage in Gibraltar, convinced that the company had taken either Spanish treasure illegally, or treasure from other sources but
found in Spanish waters.
Now the co-founder of Odyssey, Greg Stemm, is reported by 20minutos, to have said that the secret movements of the company close to the Spanish coast were part of a joke, created for the Volvo company, who wanted to use a treasure hunt as part of the marketing for the launch of the latest episode of the Pirates of the Caribbean film.
The idea was that the treasure would be found as part of a game. Stemm insisted the company had always said the 17 tons of gold and silver were found in the Atlantic, far from Spanish waters, but his contract with Volvo prohibited them from talking about the promotion.
Now he says it lead to a terrible misunderstanding which had cost many people a lot of money, and was being made worse by irresponsible sections of the media. Greg Stemm is now in Gibraltar to try and free the company’s two ships.
Before the new statement the Spanish Government announced its intention to continue with the judicial investigation to try and discover the truth.
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• Spain convinced it will win the Odyssey treasure case, claiming the identity of the ship concerned is now known - May 8, 2008 - 5:47 PM
• Spanish Government confirms its interest in the Odyssey treasure find - May 2, 2008 - 7:48 AM
• Odyssey now not sure about the identity of treasure ship found off Spanish coast - Apr 19, 2008 - 10:57 AM
• Odyssey name the mystery Black Swan treasure ship - Apr 13, 2008 - 7:58 PM
• New United States treasure hunt for the cargo of a 17th century Spanish galleon - Mar 24, 2008 - 8:09 PM
• Court asks Spain and Odyssey Marine to settle differences on treasure find - Mar 6, 2008 - 10:12 PM
• Odyssey told to provide information on treasure find to the Spanish government - Jan 10, 2008 - 9:30 PM
• Call for a confidentiality agreement in the Odyssey treasure case - Nov 27, 2007 - 7:32 AM
• Odyssey Explorer leaves the port of Algeciras - Oct 21, 2007 - 12:49 PM
• Search of Odyssey Explorer reported to be completed in Algeciras - Oct 19, 2007 - 8:15 AM
• Judge releases the Captain of the Odyssey Explorer - Oct 17, 2007 - 4:37 PM
Comments
billy barnacle
22 Jun 2007, 22:59
22 Jun 2007, 22:59
great joke!!!!!!!!what tossers!
er_guiri
24 Jun 2007, 13:52
24 Jun 2007, 13:52
I don't believe it. Why try a stupid stunt like this in front of a country
with such strict archealogical laws like Spain? Try it off of any coast of
Great Britain and the Government will pay you treasure-trove. Haven't the
US got ships in the Caribean they can use? Of all the places in all the
world, why in front of Cádiz? You've got to be really stupid. I don't care
what they say, they've treated the Spanish government as if it was a third
world country in conflict.
John H. Payne
25 Jun 2007, 18:24
25 Jun 2007, 18:24
No No No ... this still isn't correct and as a small Odyssey shareholder I
am increasingly angry by this false and misleading reporting!
The treasure is real however obtained far out of Spanish waters off Lands End England.
However Spanish authorities wondered how could this be true when we observed your operations closer to Gibraltar? A fair question.
Finally, Odyssey explained those movements near Gibraltar had nothing to do with the treasure exploration and recovery but were for the Volvo / Disney promotion.
Spanish authorities will of course be suspicious until Odyssey proves this is true ... however how will Odyssey be able to prove anything when you continue to get the story twisted, assume they are guilty, and effectively impose an illegal blockade against them?
I certainly don't wave a flag in your face. The media here in the U.S. is usually terrible imo. They are off into entertainment and sensationalism and barely make any effort at factual reporting.
I just point out ultimately me and my family are the ones you are hurting. For once I would like to see someone get the story right.
The treasure is real however obtained far out of Spanish waters off Lands End England.
However Spanish authorities wondered how could this be true when we observed your operations closer to Gibraltar? A fair question.
Finally, Odyssey explained those movements near Gibraltar had nothing to do with the treasure exploration and recovery but were for the Volvo / Disney promotion.
Spanish authorities will of course be suspicious until Odyssey proves this is true ... however how will Odyssey be able to prove anything when you continue to get the story twisted, assume they are guilty, and effectively impose an illegal blockade against them?
I certainly don't wave a flag in your face. The media here in the U.S. is usually terrible imo. They are off into entertainment and sensationalism and barely make any effort at factual reporting.
I just point out ultimately me and my family are the ones you are hurting. For once I would like to see someone get the story right.
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