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A short interview with Greg Stemm of Odyssey Marine concerning the "Black Swan" treasure recovery.
Also, statements from Jim Goold, who has successfully represented Spain in other admiralty cases; and James Delgado, head of the Institute of Nautical Archeology, an educational and scientific group that has explored dozens of shipwrecks over the past 30 years.
Rumors Swirl Around Ship's True Identity
In Britain, there is widespread speculation that the ship is actually the "Merchant Royal." The 17th-century British merchant ship was carrying Spanish silver and gold when it sank off the coast of Cornwall, a county on the southwest edge of England.
Odyssey Marine ships were known to have been working in that area for the past two years, but the company said it will neither confirm nor deny whether the find is from the "Merchant Royal."