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- A salvage company has lost a legal battle with South Africa over $43 million in shipwrecked silver.
- The company claimed it was due a salvage fee from the country for hauling up the treasure.
- The case highlights the complex legal wranglings that surround shipwrecks and salvage rights.
A company that hauled 2,364 silver bars from a shipwreck on the ocean floor has lost a legal...