Man wins rights to seek gold from ship that sank near Juneau {66627 06-17-2012 22:43:34}
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Stephen Jewett, with University of Alaska School of Ocean Sciences, left, and researcher Ed Grossman pose for a photograph near the remains of the SS Islander near Douglas Island. A Gold Rush-era mystery could soon be solved, thanks to a recent federal court decision approving a Washington state man's plans to recover cargo from the sunken luxury liner that went down 111 years ago. DAVE MCMAHAN / ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
