Another claim has been made for the enormous sunken treasure recovered last year from the Atlantic Ocean by Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. The Tampa-based deep-sea salvage company said today that Peru has filed a claim in U.S. District Court in Tampa for the treasure, 17 tons of colonial-era coins worth an estimated $500 million. ...more

August 20, 2008

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-sea exploration and salvage company, said it has discovered two separate shipwrecks in the English Channel. Both shipwrecks, which contain colonial-era artifacts, are outside the territorial waters of any sovereign nation, said Odyssey, a publicly-held company. ...more

May 29, 2008

A Tampa company that salvages shipwrecks will be the focus of an 11-part Discovery Channel series. Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., known worldwide for its deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced today that it has signed a deal with an Emmy-winning documentary company for a series that would debut in 2009. ...more

May 27, 2008

After Spain claimed ownership of a sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million this week, the Tampa company that recovered the loot has fired back, saying the rightful owner is a mystery and that it's entitled to a share of the find. ...more

May 10, 2008

Finding one of the world's largest sunken treasures has not ended well for Ernesto Tapanes. ...more

January 18, 2008

Finding one of the world's largest sunken treasures has not ended well for Ernesto Tapanes. ...more

January 17, 2008