Issues to Consider before beginning any shipwreck project Name of the wreck?? Evidence of the event? Location of the wreck? *Cargo? *Ownership? *Permits required? *Legal opinions? *Salvage history? *Competition *Strategic Alliances *Theater Considerations *Costs: *Timing: *Risks: *Negative Information *Researchers *Other Considerations: *
Footnote and include all supporting documentation
All exact data with detailed specificity.
All sources Did the boat sink? Corroborative, independent sources
All sources Eyewitness accounts? Accompanying vessel logbooks? Renavigation; all assumptions underlying renavigation Post Event Inquiries? Corroborative sources
All sources Descriptions Valuations Valuation methodologies
All title considerations? All Potential Claimants?
In whose waters does the shipwreck lie?
Is the shipwreck subject to sovereign immunity? Who is the country of cultural origin?
General overlying as applicable Specific as required by project
Has anyone ever searched for this wreck? Has anyone attempted salvage?
Physical Political Other
Research: Pre-Search: Search and Identifications: Recovery, Conservation: Marketing Considerations Videography, etc. Contigency Considerations Other
Any uncovered? Attempts to uncover?
Ours Competitive Who do we know is aware of the wreck? Who has a file on it?
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