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Is this the 'Black Swan' they have been referring to for the last couple of years - the one that has caused so much excitement with the Spanish Government?
Is this the 'Black Swan' they have been referring to for the last couple of years - the one that has caused so much excitement with the Spanish Government?
No, this the original 'HMS Victory', the predecessor to Nelson's 'HMS Victory'. But the company involved is the same one involved with the Spanish government.
The British government have the same stance as the Spaniards, from what I have read in the British Press (sic). The ship is still part of Her Majesties fleet! Hands off.....LOL.
See this BBC story from May 2007: Spain sues over shipwreck bonanza [news.bbc.co.uk]
Not wishing to reveal the name of the ship, and in order to secure further financial backing - not to mention getting the 'support' of the Discovery Channel - they made their discovery as enigmatic and mysterious as possible. Why do you think they called it the 'Black Swan'? Certainly the gossip around their initial discovery had the Spanish government in a legal frenzy! Seems some of the stories about 'Black Swans' were red herrings!
My original thought as posted here was that the code name 'Black Swan' referred all along to the wreck of the Victory...
Syzygy
