Odyssey Marine (AMEX:OMR) Finds 17 Tons of Treasure in Shipwreck
Deep-ocean shipwreck exploration and recovery firm Odyssey Marine Exploration (AMEX: OMR) made world headlines today when it announced it had recovered over 17 tons of artifacts and treasure from a Colonial-period shipwreck code-named "Black Swan" in the Atlantic Ocean.According to the release, the company recovered over 500,000 silver coins from the site, hundreds of gold coins, hand-worked and tool-worked gold, and other period artifacts from the as-yet-undisclosed location. At this time, the wreck and recovery efforts are shrouded with mystery. All recovered items have been legally imported into the United States and secured in another as-yet-undisclosed location, where they are…