Excerpt from H. L. Hunley Site AssessmentIt is important to observe that there were some predictable reactions resulting from Hunley's discovery and, therefore, some of the problematic issues that developed could have been resolved between agencies through early coordination and development of an administrative strategy for managing the shipwreck. Given the lack of a formal agreement between the State of South Carolina and the Department of the Navy (navy) or the General Services Administration (gsa) concerning exploration and administration of the submarine, it was inevitable that Hunley would become a controversial and highly politicized shipwreck. Some of Hunley's predecessors, whose discoveries and proposed recoveries have resulted in similar controversy, include the shipwrecks Alabama, Somers, Tecumseh, Hamilton and Scourge.Despite problems occurring during 1995 and 1996, the major players were able to overcome their differences. Concerns for the submarine's safety and how to best manage it led to exceptional responses, resulting in state and federal cooperation in the management of Hunley. Over the course of negotiations concerning Hunley, the site became one of the most protected shipwrecks in the United States.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.