[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released from Oman
From: Régis Motheau <regis.motheau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 13 02:56:34 2005 Message-ID: <003a01c55788$df5d4e50$0a62ab0a_at_gergovie> Hi Adam, Good news. Just a question : I thought that authorizations were mandatory for hunting in Oman... Did these meteorite hunters have an authorization or not ? Thanks in advance, R?gis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:17 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released from Oman > Dear List, > > I just heard from a reliable source some good news, the ten individuals that > were caught meteorite hunting in Oman have been released. Just a week ago I > heard from the same source they were being charged with three different > felonies so it did not look good at that time making their release an > unexpected surprise. I guess they had been living on credit cards for some > time while waiting for their passports to be returned. From what I am lead > to believe they had to forfeit all of their equipment; trucks, supplies and > the meteorites in order to leave. I guess the poor guys were only allowed > to leave with the shirts on their backs. > > I was told last week that the Omani government fined them $35.00 a gram for > the meteorites they took which was over 40 kilos amounting to about US > $1,400,000.00. This amount seem ludicrous to me but shows what kind of > value the people of Oman place on their meteorites. I also heard that an > Omani guide connected to the Swiss was responsible for turning them in. > > I hope the most recent update is accurate, I feel it is. > > Kind Regards, > > Adam > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Fri 13 May 2005 02:56:21 AM PDT |
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