Madeira/Hesper intel

[rcojr]

During the 1970s a gentleman named Dr. Lee Opine purchased the salvage rights to the Madiera.
That means he owns the ship.
He did a limited amount of salvage on the ship before abandoning the project.
He held the salvage rights until his death. At that point his business partner inherited the rights.
The partner approached the state of Minnesota, trying to sell the rights to the state.
The Historical Society told him that they had no money for that kind of thing.
BUT there is this Non Profit Organisation that the state works with, and they could give him a tax deductable receipt for the rights.
And that is how the GLSPS came to own the Madiera.
So if you are a member of the GLSPS you are part owner of a shipwreck.
And I guarantee you that there will never be any more salvage or any limits on diving it.
Bob