Seafarer To Begin Excavation Of Shipwreck Site Located Off Of Lantana Beach, Florida

TAMPA, Fla., June 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seafarer Exploration Corp. (OTCQB: SFRX), a company focused on the archaeology and research of historic shipwrecks, has crossed the final hurdles relating to the proposed excavation of a shipwreck site located off of Lantana Beach, FL with the recent receipt of a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an underwater easement agreement from the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.  The permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a five-year approval ending on June 18^th, 2018, represents the last step in Seafarer's quest to excavate this exciting shipwreck site and that effort began in earnest on June 20^th, 2013.

Seafarer received an initial permit from the State of Florida for a shipwreck site located off of Lantana Beach, Florida in 2012. The site has recently been surveyed using a Geometrics 882 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer and this survey work showed compelling evidence that a large part of the ship lies buried in a relatively compacted area.  Having completed phase I of the mapping survey and underwater video, Seafarer is now beginning phase II known as digging and identifying the wreck. Items found and documented on this site in past explorations by third parties suggest the wreck might be a French or Spanish ship from the late 1600s. However it will require significantly more work and time to determine what is actually contained on the site.

Kyle Kennedy, CEO of Seafarer, commented, "We wish to thank all of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel, especially Melody White, who worked diligently on our permit until it was completed. With the final step in place, including the easement, we can now begin to focus our efforts on discovering the wreck site. We understand the great responsibility placed upon us and will strive to do our best and to exceed expectations."

Alexander Javorsky, captain of the Iron Maiden, stated, "We have the ship fine-tuned and operating very smoothly. We have assembled a competent, honest crew ready to work, which I am proud to be part of. The excitement of the crew is overwhelming, and we are eager to begin excavation."

About Seafarer Exploration Corp. (www.seafarercorp.com)

Seafarer Exploration Corp. is a publicly traded underwater salvage and exploration company. The principal business of the company is to develop the infrastructure necessary to engage in the archaeologically-sensitive research, documentation, exploration and recovery of historic shipwrecks. The company is attempting to secure multiple sites it believes may contain historic shipwrecks. The company will use accepted archaeological methods to properly document, research and recover portions of the wrecks.

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