Crusty the Stock Pimp doesn’t know what it means
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Amusing.
But you also didn’t know real salvors rely upon navigational data to determine a target area for a particular wreck.
Unlike SFRX, EXPL doesn’t budget billions and billions of shares for projects that are decades old.
They tried to raise money by selling restricted stock, but there was no market for the shares. In August 2020 they renewed the contract with the Island Nation and this project is still in play, as are many others.
Legal right to title is obtained BEFORE salvage operations commence, and no need to sell restricted stock, unlike SFRX.
A speed boat wouldn’t be very effective with modified equipment at 500 meters, much less 3000 meters.
Project “Black Marlin”- Research Summary
In the end of the 17th century, the world economy was fueled by the Spanish silver mines of the Americas, and the European demand for Asian drugs, spices, commodities and teas. This trade was based on the exchange of precious metals for goods, and silver was the only European payment acceptable to Asian trading partners.
The “Black Marlin” was one such vessel engaged in this trade. She was an English East Indiaman, more than 700 tons, three decks high and armed with many cannon. In addition to the silver coin expected by Asian merchants, she also carried lace, golden fabric, beaver fur, tobacco, wine, cloth and iron nails.
The shipping routes of the time took the English ship to the Indian Ocean for resupply in the middle of her long voyage to the East. According to reports, unknown to her Captain and crew, nearby European enemy ships were hunting for English shipping. They discovered the “Black Marlin” was in the area and sailed to intercept. The European enemy ships approached the English ship under a false flag and prepared to attack.
The trap set and ready to attack, the Europeans demanded the surrender of the English vessel. Instead of surrendering, the English captain counterattacked, and the vessels began to exchange heavy cannon fire, beginning a pitched fight that would continue over many hours. In a last-ditch effort to escape, the English ship unfurled her sails and attempted to sail away. The Europeans quickly caught up and soon the English ship was disabled and unable to continue fighting.
Rather than surrender, the Captain of the English ship set his own vessel on fire, escaping in a small boat with a chosen group of men while allowing his own ship and abandoned sailors to burn. The fire reached the gunpowder storage, and the English ship burned vigorously and sank, taking with her a rich cargo of silver.
We believe this shipwreck lies at a depth of between 500-3000 meters of water.
Project “Black Marlin” – Current Status
In November 2013, Endurance LLC entered into a contract with the sovereign government of an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The contract provides us with a three-year period in which to operate within the territorial waters of the nation with full permission to survey for the location and recover the “Black Marlin” and her silver cargo. We are currently pursuing an option to extend the existing contract. Net proceeds of our recovery efforts, after payment of the costs to transport, store and insure any recovered items, will be split between us (75%) and the island government (25%). The Company needs additional working capital to undertake the search for the “Black Marlin.” There can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in securing additional working capital and therefore cannot represent it will ever be in position to search for, or recover the “Black Marlin.”
By selecting “Black Marlin” as our second project and since the “Black Marlin” was reported to have been lost within 12 nautical miles of land, it was necessary, in the ordinary course of our business, to seek permission of the coastal state to work in their territorial waters. We are not under any obligation to undertake this project and if, at any time, events in the area or our continuing research revealed a lost shipwreck that is a more logical choice to undertake as our second project, we will make that change in project priorities.
Project “Black Marlin” – Targets of Opportunity “Wahoo” and “Dolphin”
As part of discussions pertaining to project “Black Marlin,” we have learned of two shallow-water “targets of opportunity” within the same territorial waters as the “Black Marlin.” Believed to be English East Indiaman, these wrecks (code-named “Dolphin” and “Wahoo”) remain unidentified at this time. Until these wrecks are identified, it will not be possible to generate any estimate on the potential value, if any. We expect to begin operations on these wrecks in conjunction with the “Black Marlin” in 2016.
Patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises and concession
Currently, we neither own nor rely on any patents, trademarks, licenses or franchises. We have been granted a concession for shipwreck search and recovery in the territorial waters of an East African island nation by the government of that nation. The contract provides us with a three-year period in which to operate within the territorial waters of the nation with full permission to survey for and recover the “Black Marlin” and her silver cargo. Net proceeds of our recovery efforts, after payment of the costs to transport, store and insure any recovered items, will be split between us (75%) and the island government (25%).