Yes, there is an English and a Spanish Navy. The English have said they want 1/2. So, I turn to the Spanish, who stand to get nada, and I say: I will give you 1/3rd, because this appears to me to be in Spanish waters - I concede the point about territory. Now the Spanish have a dog in the fight, and I’ve chosen which master I will pay, for less money too. Do the Spanish just give in to the English? No. What are the English going to do, have a naval battle at sea with Spain?
If the Spanish and the English connive, I pull back a bit and I call Paris and say “you are the heir of the Duke of Savoy, this is YOUR money” and I offer Paris HALF. Now the French get involved too.
If they’re going to steal my money, I may as well get them fighting like cats and dogs over it, and doing the maximum diplomatic damage to each other. I may have to pay anyway, but I can sure make it hurt.
If they ALL connive, I call off the excavation.
You can recoup ALL the money by putting the resulting catfight on Pay Per View...
Cheers!