Abandoned Shipwrecks Act particular case of the salvage of the "Nuestra Señora de Atocha", an historic and culturally significant wreck off the coast of Florida, in which the State of Florida was unable to prevent illegal salvage operations due to a lack of a suitable law that would disallow it, spurred action at the federal level to address the situation. On April 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill (Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987, Pub. L. 100-298, 102 Stat. 432) into law. The law provides that any wreck that lies embedded in a state's submerged lands is property of that state and
The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks undergoing restoration in the hopes that it will later be available for public view. Release details Notes The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks The Sea Hunters: True Adventures with Famous Shipwrecks is a nonfiction work by adventure novelist Clive Cussler published in the United States in 1996. This work details the author's search for famous shipwrecks with his nonprofit organization NUMA. There is also a television series titled "The Sea Hunters" which is based on the book. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and History Television in Canada. In 1978 adventure novelist Clive Cussler funded and participated