Jeff, please, translate the document that Vox brings to us. I almost cant believe it. Vox takes here the prove of a... I don't know how to name this... Basically is the evidence of an agreement beetween a men with the same name of an spanish "treasure hunter" and another one named as a high official from the ministry of Culture at that time (2005). They want to go after La Mercedes to fulfill museums with historic stuff. Gee! I'm sure that Vox is aware of the importance of this paper (and others that surely will appear). It could be the prove of an illegal agreement with a alleged high official from the spanish Ministry of Culture. Plus, the part erased by Vox is a curious one to be erased: the man named as a well know spanish salvor comments to a men named as Vox a circumstance that is an illegal situation in Spain. In fact, there is a big deal here in Spain about a regional president who is in an uncomfortable court situation just for being suspect of accepting three suits as a gift from a private contractor that has been favored by the regional Administration that this president rules. As said, a curious part to be erased from the document.
The alleged spanish treasure hunter involved in this treat is openly knew as, let say, a fantasy salvor, far away from the level of skill, experience, curricula, equipment and human team of OME in underwater recoveries. At the same time, they two recognise the presence of a site close to the Portugal's shore that it has to be La Mercedes (or at least in Portugal's territorial waters), far away from the deep site where OME found the "treasure". And this is a police record of a conversation that makes clear the easy relationship (professional and personal) beetween these two “guys”. Far away too from the Administration rules for the ways of contracting and arranging a deal between a private company and a public institution.
If I were the OME´s lawyer I would like to know a little bit more about these papers. If I would be J. Goold, I'd be preoccupied about them.
I don't understand why Vox brings this document here. From my point of view, it puts Spain in a bad position, as well as it's the same the man named Luis Angel, the same name of a friend of Vox. So,in extension, is not good for Vox either. I swear I don't understand whats going on here.
Excuse my cumbersome English but I have to be careful with the language. There are lawyers everywhere I don't want to be lawsuited.