French mountaineer awarded portion of valuables he found

[Slater]

Wonder how the laws in this country would apply to something like this (assuming you were honest and reported it):

"A mountaineer stumbled upon a treasure trove of jewels on a glacier off France's Mont Blanc in 2013.

The precious gems are believed to have belonged to a passenger who died in a plane crash.

Local authorities in Chamonix have agreed, after eight years, to share the jewels with the man who discovered them."


https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...162754804.html

[just a scout]

The local and county would each want part, the Feds would take 60%, then all of would tax what’s left. Then investigate you so they could claim forfeiture of everything you have because it would be von texted to “the Drug Trade”.


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[Averageman]

And this is why when you find valuables you stfu and move out smartly.

[titsonritz]

He is a dumass and deserves nothing for taking it to the cops in the first place.

[SteyrAUG]

Reseach Mel Fisher and the Atocha. He devoted almost his entire life to finding in and State of Florida tried to claim almost all of it.

[ggammell]

He is a dumass and deserves nothing for taking it to the cops in the first place.

Says man on the internet.

[Slater]

I've noticed that salvage crews tend to announce things like "We've found the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1618 and was reputed to be carrying a cargo of gold, jewels, etc."

Why not just STFU and try to do a recovery operation in silence?

[Honu]

I've noticed that salvage crews tend to announce things like "We've found the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1618 and was reputed to be carrying a cargo of gold, jewels, etc."

Why not just STFU and try to do a recovery operation in silence?

Knowing this from my years diving so many laws regulations and in some countries it protects you actually I do agree part of me would be like take a finders fee of my own then report hahahahah nothing like a few 100lbs of gold of my own

Confirmation of that ship can also vary and needs to be confirmed etc... or you can/cant get salvage rights etc... or if you get caught you get in trouble or not as typical ALL governments get involved and control

[SteyrAUG]

I've noticed that salvage crews tend to announce things like "We've found the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1618 and was reputed to be carrying a cargo of gold, jewels, etc."

Why not just STFU and try to do a recovery operation in silence?

If they can catch guys with short lobster tails, trust me they are gonna notice anything bigger.

[Slater]

Regarding the jewels, presumably the original owner's family/descendants aren't in the picture?