Finders keepers

A deep-sea diver is suing the Uruguayan government for £58 million in a breach of contract action over the salvage rights to Lord Nelson’s favorite ship, HMS Agamemnon, which sank off the Rio de la Plata in 1809. The Agamemnon was a 64-gun third-rater built in 1781, which sank when she ran aground and her rotted timbers gave way.

Also at issue in the dispute are the remains of the German battleship Graf Spee, which was scuttled near the same place in 1939.