Volvo’s Pirate Treasure - part 2
As soon as the discovery was made public, having been spotted depositing Volvo’s treasure in an entirely different area, questions started circulating as to the real provenance of the ‘Black Swan.’ Was it a Spanish shipwreck? Had Odyssey been working on shipwrecks in Spanish waters? Unable to reveal the exact location of the ‘Black Swan,’ in the Atlantic Ocean because of obvious security reasons, and under a non-disclosure agreement with Volvo to protect the location of its treasure chest, Odyssey found itself in the eye of a media storm that has yet to abate. Reports have been widely circulated that a court in the Spanish coastal town of La Linea has issued an order for the Spanish Guardia Civil to detain any Odyssey vessel should it leave the port of Gibraltar, putting Volvo’s retrieval plans on hold.
About Odyssey Marine Exploration and “ZEUS.”
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. is engaged in the exploration of deep- water shipwrecks and uses innovative methods and state-of-the-art technology to conduct extensive deep-ocean search and recovery operations around the world. The company was founded by industry pioneers John Morris and Greg Stemm. The ZEUS remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is the centerpiece of an advanced robotic archeology system. It is rated to operate at depths to 8,200 feet and is driven by eight powerful hydraulic thrusters. The system’s cameras feed high-definition video signals through advanced fiberoptic telemetry to the surface.
