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| UK divers admit theft from wreck | UK divers admit theft from wreck |
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| Three British divers have admitted taking artefacts from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean in 2002. | Three British divers have admitted taking artefacts from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean in 2002. |
| Peter Devlin, Steve Russ and Malcolm Cubin, from Cornwall, admitted illegally removing artefacts from the wreck, at a court in Santiago, Spain. | Peter Devlin, Steve Russ and Malcolm Cubin, from Cornwall, admitted illegally removing artefacts from the wreck, at a court in Santiago, Spain. |
| They also admitted planning to damage Spain's cultural heritage. They each received a suspended one-year jail sentence and were fined £900. | They also admitted planning to damage Spain's cultural heritage. They each received a suspended one-year jail sentence and were fined £900. |
| Prosecutors had initially sought a six-year jail term for the men. | Prosecutors had initially sought a six-year jail term for the men. |
| They admitted recovering bottles, tiles and broken china from the shipwreck which was off the coast of Galicia but said they were taking them simply to identify the wreck. | They admitted recovering bottles, tiles and broken china from the shipwreck which was off the coast of Galicia but said they were taking them simply to identify the wreck. |
| They were initially accused of taking and hiding a haul of gold and diamonds which they have denied. | They were initially accused of taking and hiding a haul of gold and diamonds which they have denied. |
| The team were recovering tin ingots from the wreck of a Dutch vessel, but were accused of straying onto another wreck. | The team were recovering tin ingots from the wreck of a Dutch vessel, but were accused of straying onto another wreck. |
| Mr Devlin, from Falmouth, Mr Cubin, from Truro, and Mr Russ, from Helston, had gone to Spain to work on the wreck of the Friesland, a Dutch vessel which sank in the Atlantic in the late 19th Century. | Mr Devlin, from Falmouth, Mr Cubin, from Truro, and Mr Russ, from Helston, had gone to Spain to work on the wreck of the Friesland, a Dutch vessel which sank in the Atlantic in the late 19th Century. |
| They said they were working on a salvage contract awarded by the Spanish government. |