Salvage Question

[old man]

Does anyone know whether any of Countries on the West Coast of South America issue permits for salvaging shipwrecks??
I know what the Law is in Ecuador. I am trying to get an idea of the laws for Chile and Peru. I can't recall reading of anyone doing any treasure salvage in those Countries and I was curious as to whether those Countries issue permits or whether they prohibit all treasure salvage.

 

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[Mackaydon]

Old Man:
Regarding Peru, you might find interesting the TNet thread entitled:
"orrv does anyone know whats cooking at orrv?
Don.....

 

[old man]

Don,
Thanks for pointing me in that direction. I guess I should PM, diverlynn. She seems to know enough people in Peru to be able to tell me whether they issue permits. It appears that after reading her posts, she thinks Gerry and friends put out a PR that is at the very least not truthful.

 

[lobsterman]

Hi Old Man, it's good to see you still on here.

permits ?, permits ?, vee don't need no stinkin permits

a tactic i have heard of some people or organizations using...
is to contact the travel and tourism board and say that you are part of a preliminary exploratory / survey assesment team, for the "possible" filming of a documentary on the maritime history of the area. then you ask them to assist you in aquiring the necessary permits + approvals, or at the very least they may be able to get you further up the chain, to get the approvals that you will need, and of course an undertaking such as this is costly, so any artifacts found will be used for the securing of funding or aquiring backers for the commencement of the production. or the proceeds will be used to offset some of the expenses of the initial site surveys

of course a set up like this will take a little bit of... forthought,finesse,and preperation, but it can be done, as it has been done before, and the tactic is still being used today by some of the biggest and supposedly most respectable organizations, obviously i cannot mention their names, but i am sure that you could guess a couple of them. although most of the biggest of them are sort of hidden under the pretense of being a non-profit, or conservation association, but you and i both know that they are treasure hunters just the same, and museums will buy the artifacts.

best of luck, and as i always say... "if you can't join them, beat them" ( yes you read that correctly )

P.S. did you ever sell that beautiful cannon ? ( i think that was you, wasn't it ? ), if so i hope you made a pretty penny on it

 

[The Hun]

Hi Old Man, it's good to see you still on here.

permits ?, permits ?, vee don't need no stinkin permits

a tactic i have heard of some people or organizations using...
is to contact the travel and tourism board and say that you are part of a preliminary exploratory / survey assesment team, for the "possible" filming of a documentary on the maritime history of the area. then you ask them to assist you in aquiring the necessary permits + approvals, or at the very least they may be able to get you further up the chain, to get the approvals that you will need, and of course an undertaking such as this is costly, so any artifacts found will be used for the securing of funding or aquiring backers for the commencement of the production. or the proceeds will be used to offset some of the expenses of the initial site surveys

of course a set up like this will take a little bit of... forthought,finesse,and preperation, but it can be done, as it has been done before, and the tactic is still being used today by some of the biggest and supposedly most respectable organizations, obviously i cannot mention their names, but i am sure that you could guess a couple of them. although most of the biggest of them are sort of hidden under the pretense of being a non-profit, or conservation association, but you and i both know that they are treasure hunters just the same, and museums will buy the artifacts.

Hm, So tricky way to get treasures.. But I couldn't understand, whay do they need travel boards? Why don't they ask permits directly from Office?

 

[ivan salis]

its called a indirect approach --if they think your a movie outfit or non for profiet --rather than a treasure hunting / looter type they tend to be more "freindly"-- really its all in how they "view" you as to wiether or not you get said permits -- so often its better to have "their" tourism type folks on the"inside" get the permits lined up for you.

if you can not beat em with brains --baffle em with BS.

 

[The Hun]

its called a indirect approach --if they think your a movie outfit or non for profiet --rather than a treasure hunting / looter type they tend to be more "freindly"-- really its all in how they "view" you as to wiether or not you get said permits -- so often its better to have "their" tourism type folks on the"inside" get the permits lined up for you.

if you can not beat em with brains --baffle em with BS.

Hmmm. It seems I'd better to purchase a pro cam....instead of proton magnetometer...