Yes, there are a couple of hoops. A vessel at sea that is abandoned is up for salvage grabs. You’d probably want to close that little loophole first.
The future is really there for us to grab if we want it. Amazing technology is available. The only impediment is government. They, along with their lawyers slow everything to a crawl until they can sufficiently rig the game to skim the profits.
A couple of guards with weapons?