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Deep-sea secrets and the ‘Ship of Gold’: Why a treasure hunter sits behind bars as bounty gets auctioned

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Tommy Thompson and a team of scientists found the so-called Ship of Gold in 1988. Since then, Thompson has been drowning in legal troubles.

      
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