And another thing, what happened with the Padre Island shipwrecks. Treasure hunters discovered those wrecks. They were quickly denied access and they had to surrender their treasure. After that the state of Texas puts in charge a university to do the work. All throughout the academic book I have about those wrecks they bash the treasure hunters for disrupting the area. Though the discovery was made by the treasure hunters the University takes full recognition of the recovery and discovery of precious artifacts, and the academic books that followed. While the whole time bashing the original discovers as being only tomb raiders.
So here is my point. Eventually this government will be approached about this wreck by some university. They will have all of our documentation (from the government) and use that for research and eventually name the ship (Whatever name that might be) and take full credit for it while bashing the treasure hunters. Well as a treasure hunter and part of the treasure hunting community i have a responsibility to beat that process down before it gets a foothold. Right? Lay my own claim to the wreck as the original discoverer, Write a book about it.( academic book). Open the discussions about what ship it is. Publish pictures, videos, websites etc. Stay above the fray, prove that treasure hunters can do the job.
This was a major event in my life and will not care to go down as the bad guy treasure hunter. Nope that’s not going to happen. Not while I am still here. So my opinions may not be popular to some but I will continue to state them, and now more than ever.
I'm on a mission
CB
