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

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, which recovered a sunken treasure from a shipwreck that Spain is now claiming, says there is no conclusive evidence that the treasure it recovered last year came from a Spanish warship. ...more

May 9, 2008

Spain claims it has evidence that the sunken treasure recovered last year by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration was taken from a 19th century Spanish warship without consent of the Spanish government, according to papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA - Spain claims it has evidence that the sunken treasure recovered last year by Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration was taken from a 19th century Spanish warship without consent of the Spanish government, according to papers filed today in U.S. District Court in Tampa. ...more

May 8, 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

The Spanish government got another step closer Monday to getting long-awaited details of the estimated $500 million in sunken treasure salvaged by Florida-based deep-sea explorers this year. ...more

November 27, 2007

Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration increased revenue while its loss rate eased off in the third quarter on lower expenses, the company said Wednesday. ...more

November 7, 2007

Spanish authorities on Tuesday boarded another ship belonging to Odyssey Marine Exploration and forced it to the Spanish port of Algeciras to be inspected. ...more

October 17, 2007