The first parts of this story (the shipwreck, location, and recovery of the first part of the gold were told in a wonderful book: “Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea” which I recommend to any Freeper.
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
I’m waiting for the next book, about how the leader cheated his investors, and why no more efforts to recover were made until now.
Seconded. They had a problem and they solved it. The lawyers took over later.