Treasures of the Deep
(Photo courtesy JW Fishers)
“There comes a time in every rightly constructed boys’ life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure” – Mark Twain
Every day, treasure hunters search sunken shipwrecks or sites of interest to retrieve artifacts that can be sold on the open market or donated to museums for preservation. “The practice of treasure-hunting can be controversial, as locations such as sunken wrecks or cultural sites may be protected by national or international law concerned with property ownership, marine salvage, sovereign or state vessels, commercial diving regulations, protection of cultural heritage and trade controls.”