Spanish authorities have released an American privateer treasure ship captain from custody:

The Spanish Navy blocked the salvage ship after it left Gibraltar on Tuesday and threatened to open fire when the captain refused to let police aboard.

In May, Odyssey found shipwreck booty estimated to be worth $500m (£245m).

After a tense standoff when it left the British port of Gibraltar, Spanish civil guards boarded and searched the vessel.

The Odyssey was then escorted to Algeciras, where the captain was arrested.

How awesome is it that stories like this still happen?

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