That's My Boy!

You no doubt know of the huge treasure trove of coins discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration and brought back to the States. My youngest, Brett, is an Odyssey employee. As a side scan sonar technician/operator, he searches for such treasures from Odyssey’s ships. I am proud to say that I can’t write anything about this stupendous find other than what you have already learned from the media because I don’t know anything that the media haven’t covered. Brett is sworn to secrecy, and, by golly Brett is an ethical person. He won’t tell us squat. Gail and I wanted to raise ethical kids but it is a mixed blessing. When the news was made public, the stock went up 58%. This took place while we had money set aside for a house down payment. We could’ve made a small killing, had we but known. Brett didn’t say a word. Truth is, we’re proud of that—proud as punch. During the time the treasure ship was found in the Atlantic, Brett was searching the Atlantic, and that’s all I know. Of course, in my heart of hearts I know that he was not only on duty when the wreck was discovered, but also that he is the one who first spotted it on the sonar screen. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it until somebody convinces me otherwise. Now, I’m supposed to tie all this to aviation so let me point out that once they recovered this huge treasure, they flew it back to the States in a chartered 767. If that sounds like an excessive expense, tell me what you would do with a huge fortune (some say a half billion dollars) in coins? Charter always makes sense when there is a time-critical job, the job is more important than the cost of charter, and there’s no other way to get the job done. We'd love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.