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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Agreement to Explore a Shipwreck Site Located off of Melbourne Beach, Florida

 

In March of 2014, Seafarer entered into a partnership and with MAP, with the formation of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC for the purpose of exploring a shipwreck site off of Melbourne Beach, Florida. Seafarer owns 50% of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC and is handling the operations on behalf of Seafarer’s Quest. To date there has been no significant financial activity in Seafarer’s Quest. Under the partnership with MAP, Seafarer is the designated manager of Seafarer’s Quest, LLC and is responsible for the costs of permitting, exploration and recovery. Seafarer is entitled to receive 80% and MAP is entitled to receive 20% of artifacts and treasure recovered from the site after the State of Florida receives its share, which is anticipated to be 20% under any future recovery permits. The permits with the State of Florida for two areas on the site, designated as Areas 1 and 2, were renewed in 2019 for an additional 3 years. There are currently no recovery permits for the site that have been applied for or issued as of the date of this filing. It will be necessary to be granted a recovery permit in order to recover any artifacts and treasure that may potentially be located on the site. The required, affiliated environmental permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FLDEP’) were previously issued in the name of a partner that is no longer active. In 2020 Seafarer worked with the various State of Florida governmental agencies involved to update and consolidate all of these environmental permits solely under the Company’s name. The State of Florida Bureau of Archeological Research (“FBAR”) had ordered the Company not to disturb the ocean’s bottom while the changes and updates to the Company’s permits were in process. Some requests of change are questionable to the Company. Since the issuance of the USACE and FLDEP environmental permits, FBAR has continued to stop or delay ground disturbance in Seafarer’s legally permitted area with ongoing questions and requests.

 

Certain Other Agreements

 

See Note 4 Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities.