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      <amendmentNo>8</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, $0.0001 par value</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>12/31/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC</issuerName>
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          <com:street1>205 S. Hoover Blvd.</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 210</com:street2>
          <com:city>Tampa</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>33609</com:zipCode>
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      <designateRulesPursuantThisScheduleFiled>
        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>FourWorld Capital Management LLC</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonName>John Addis</reportingPersonName>
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        <issuerName>ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>205 S. Hoover Blvd., Suite 210, Tampa, FLORIDA, 33609.</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>FourWorld Capital Management LLC

John Addis

(collectively, the "Filers").</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address for the Filers is 7 World Trade Center, Floor 46, New York, NY 10007.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>For citizenship of Filers, see Item 4 of the cover page for each Filer.</citizenship>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>HC</typeOfPersonFiling>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>See Item 9 of the cover page for each Filer.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>See Item 11 of the cover page for each Filer.</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>See Item 5 of the cover page for each Filer.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>See Item 6 of the cover page for each Filer.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>See Item 7 of the cover page for each Filer.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>See Item 8 of the cover page for each Filer.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>The securities reported in this Schedule 13G that are beneficially owned by FourWorld Capital Management LLC are directly owned by advisory clients of FourWorld Capital Management LLC. Other than the reporting persons listed herein, none of such persons individually own more than 5% of the Issuer's outstanding shares.</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &amp;#167; 240.14a-11.

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    <exhibitInfo>Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement</exhibitInfo>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>FourWorld Capital Management LLC</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>John Addis</signature>
        <title>Managing Member</title>
        <date>02/17/2026</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>John Addis</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>John Addis</signature>
        <title>Authorized Signatory</title>
        <date>02/17/2026</date>
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