Some info on Juno for any new shareholders that may not be aware.
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seafarer Exploration Corp. (OTCQB:SFRX) ), a company focused on the archaeologically-sensitive exploration, research, and recovery of historic shipwrecks, announced today that the Board of Trustees of the State of Florida has granted them a 5 year Sovereignty Submerged Lands Cultural Resource Recovery Easement for excavation of a shipwreck site located off of Juno Beach, FL. This important announcement completes the fourth and final requirement for Seafarer to continue its testing, exploration, and recovery work of the very promising shipwreck excavation at the Juno Beach site.
"I want to start by expressing my sincere gratitude to Ms. Sue Jones and others at the Bureau of Public Land Administration for their diligent and prompt delivery of the easement instrument," said Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer. "We are very encouraged by some of the materials we uncovered from the Juno Beach Site last week including some jade, ballast stones, musket balls and cannon balls. With the state's help, we also continue to pursue our permit for another site located along the coast of Florida and we continue to research and target site number 4."
Mr. Kyle Kennedy, expressed, "We feel very
honored to have such a highly regarded marine archeologist join our team.
His insight and experience should prove invaluable as we move forward on
our first project."
The Company is pleased to release the following list of artifacts from
the Company's shipwreck site: (all dates are A.D.):
1. Shard of Ming Dynasty China (circa 1640 or earlier)
2. Middle Style Spanish Pottery, known as "Olive Jar" (circa 1580-1680)
3. Three different calibers of Cannon balls (4 lbs., 8 lbs., 12 lbs.)
4. Stone Cannon balls, often found on earlier Spanish Galleons (circa 16th
and early 17th centuries)
5. Large iron Spanish Galleon style anchor (circa 16th to 18th century)
6. Large iron fasteners, through holes. These are identical to what was
found on the Atocha wreck of 1622.
7. Lead sheeting, protecting hulls from wood boring organisms. Lead
sheeting is typically Spanish in technique. (circa 16th to 18th
century)
8. Round iron lock (for a chest or vault), which was identical to examples
found on the Atocha wreck of 1622.
Seafarer marine archaeologist, Mr. Jim Sinclair, commented, "The Juno
Beach shipwreck site is very exciting and promising, in that artifacts
recovered to date point to a Spanish shipwreck of the late 16th or early
17th century. The shard of Ming Dynasty China indicates contact and trade
with Manila Galleon vessels, which were bringing the treasures of Asia back
to Mexico and then on to Spain via the New Spain Fleet. The area is
directly adjacent to the main shipping route of Spanish vessels carrying
New World treasures back to Spain. Over the next 90 days of exploration, it
would be particularly encouraging to find artifacts of historic and
intrinsic value such as coinage or other forms of precious metal. We will
be working to identify the origin and possible identity of this vessel."
