Seafarer Exploration starts on third shipwreck site

TAMPA — Seafarer Exploration Corp.'s Quest LLC has been granted a three-year research permit from the Florida Bureau of Archaeology Research to investigate a shipwreck site south of Cape Canaveral.

Previous researchers looking in that area found artifacts that led archaeologists to believe there is an 18th century historical shipwreck near the area.

“The complexities of this particular permit dictated a much longer time horizon, but hopefully good things come to those who wait,” says Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer, in a press release.” The long-awaited issuance of this permit allows Seafarer to begin the investigation, research and archaeological excavation of this very exciting historical site. There have already been several artifacts discovered, some solid silver and a pistol with a visible date of 1709 and the name of the maker.”

The artifacts are currently being held by the state of Florida.

Barring a weather delay, work is scheduled to start on the site immediately. This will be the company's third shipwreck site.

Seafarer Exploration is a Tampa-based publicly traded underwater salvage and exploration company.