Odyssey Marine Exploration Successfully Completes "Olympus" Project Search and Inspection Operations in the North Atlantic

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.

, a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, has completed search and preliminary inspection operations on its "Olympus" Project, which includes a cluster of five 20th-century shipwrecks believed to be carrying significant cargoes of gold and silver at the time of their sinking in the Northern Atlantic. All shipwrecks have been located and Odyssey's marine operations team has conducted varying degrees of reconnaissance to collect data on each wreck including multibeam surveys, sub-bottom imaging and visual inspections with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The information gathered during this expedition is now being analyzed to determine the financial and technical feasibility of recovery operations on one or more of the shipwrecks in the "Olympus" Project area. Preliminary work to prepare for recovery operations on at least one of the targeted shipwrecks can be performed from the Odyssey Explorer. After completing the "Olympus" Project search and inspection operations and conducting equipment testing, the Odyssey Explorer returned to port in Cork, Ireland, to await the results of the data analysis and be positioned to commence the next stage of work on this project, the Victory project, or a potential multi-month paid contract,