I guess the details aren&#x27;t the same, but Spain has asserted legal rights over shipwrecks in the past:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tulanemaritimejournal.org&#x2F;finders-weepers-losers-keepers-eleventh-circuit-denies-salvage-companys-claims-sunken-military-vessel-found-international-waters-odyssey-marine-exploration-inc-v-unidentif&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tulanemaritimejournal.org&#x2F;finders-weepers-losers-...</a>