It’s been years since Mel Fisher found the Atocha. I’m surprised they are back on the wreck again and still finding stuff.
Or maybe this is just disinformation and they have a new shipwreck in play. That would be exciting.
You discover a wreck in a lot of the world and you report it "legally" to the govt, you may be thrown out of the country or arrested.
So that El Presidente's worthless brother-in-law can salvage the wreck that you found.
The problem becomes how to fence the more valuable items. A cover story must be developed.
Bullion will be melted down.