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    waters it lies in. The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act (Pub. L. 100-298; 43 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2106), also known as the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987, was passed...
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    Luanda A Shipwreck in Luanda Lists of shipwrecks – Index to Wikipedia's lists of shipwrecks Abandoned Shipwrecks Act – US legislation Australasian Underwater...
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    The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act then transfers ownership to the appropriate State government. The Supreme Court upheld the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act constitutionality...
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    United States legislation passed the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act. The act's primary function is to safeguard shipwrecks, located in American waters, from unsanctioned...
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  • shipwreck". Cdnn.info. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 27 April 2010. "South West Alaska Shipwrecks (U-V-W)". Alaska Shipwrecks....
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  • Blair, pp. 32–33. Blair, p. 516. Hickam, p. 178. "Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines: Part IV. Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places". National...
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  • others like it, was a contributing factor to the passage of the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987. The Rehoboth Sea Witch Festival, which draws its name...
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    Act of 1987 Pub. L. 100–259 April 28, 1988: Abandoned Shipwrecks Act, Pub. L. 100–298, 101 Stat. 432 June 27, 1988: Supreme Court Case Selections Act...
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    north side of the island, on February 1, 1864. The shipwrecks are part of the Cape Fear Civil War Shipwreck Discontiguous District. On April 17, 1877 a lumber...
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  • of historical shipwrecks. His investigations eventually led to the Abandoned Shipwrecks act of 1987, which protects historical shipwrecks in the United...
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  • most common uses of "Finders, Keepers" involves shipwrecks. Under international maritime law, for shipwrecks of a certain age, the original owner may have...
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    response to the National Abandoned Shipwreck Act passed in 1987, which gave ownership of historically significant shipwrecks to those states with proper...
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  • the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act and the guidelines for its implementation. Keel's writing of key sections of the Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA)...
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    Lydia (whaling bark) (category Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in California)
    Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. "Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines Part IV. Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places". National...
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    alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C) alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S) alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K) "Navigation Act 1912. Navigation (Marine...
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    This is a partial list of shipwrecks which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. The list includes ships that sank, foundered, grounded, or were otherwise lost...
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    Machine Shipwrecks and Smuggling Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine - a learning resource from the British Library archives Shipwrecks UK, providing...
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    National Park Service. Retrieved 12 February 2014. "Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines". Shipwrecks in the National Register of Historic Places. National...
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    SS Islander (category Shipwrecks of the Alaska coast)
    bottle, under the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act. OceanMar, who had extensively researched Islander asserted that the wreck had never been abandoned and their Salvage...
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  • Asia portal This is a list of shipwrecks located in or around the continent of Asia. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML...
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    USS Cumberland (1842) (category Shipwrecks of the Virginia coast)
    currently a shipwreck under the protection of several Federal laws, including the Sunken Military Craft Act of 2005, the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987,...
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  • HMS Braak (1795) (category Shipwrecks of the Delaware coast)
    others like it, was a contributing factor to the passage of the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987. Rotterdams jaarboekje (1900), p. 106. Winfield (2008)...
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    The archaeology of shipwrecks is the field of archaeology specialized most commonly in the study and exploration of shipwrecks. Its techniques combine...
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    records of shipwrecks, to ensure the Nation's important historical sites are protected when offshore activities take place on the OCS. These shipwrecks, particularly...
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  • HMS Fowey (1744) (category Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys)
    to a "wrecked and abandoned sailing vessel with Legare Anchorage in Biscayne National Park." At this time the Abandoned Shipwreck Act was a decade in the...
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    Archaeology of shipwrecks Wreck diving List of shipwrecks Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 Battle of Jutland Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 (UK), legislation...
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    events relating to the U.S. state of Florida in areas concerning shipping, shipwrecks, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or...
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    SMS Cormoran (1909) (category World War I shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean)
    National Park Service. July 9, 2010. NPS Archeology Program: Abandoned Shipwreck Act Guidelines Van der Vat, Gentlemen of War, p. 36 "Germans Destroy...
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    GLSHS for removal of artifacts from shipwrecks on the Great Lakes bottomlands in violation of Michigan's Antiquities Act of 1980. The Michigan Department...
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    included co-authoring the guidelines for the implementation of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 following a series of national public meetings, several...
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