Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. v. The Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel

Issue: (1) Whether the common law doctrine requiring actual possession of property by a foreign sovereign claiming immunity from a federal court adjudication of its right to the property has continued vitality under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act; (2) whether a court without subject matter jurisdiction may transfer property to a foreign sovereign which did not have possession of the property and never proved ownership; and (3) whether a court must distinguish vessel and cargo interests to determine if a foreign sovereign"s assertion of immunity applies when the cargo is private but the vessel is public.