Sourdough has a very fine perspective indeed. And I generally do agree. Had we been trying to locate and raise the Hunley, or the Alabama, or the Main, the Vasa, the Titanic within the time of their sinking I would feel better about it. Restoration to the family of final remain and effects. But the immediate families are gone and all that remains is the history of these very brave and incredible men and ships. Let the ships lay.

Please know that I have long known of Clive Cussler's intent here and that I have never felt that he was acting through self interest. Its nice to know the location of someones final place, and they should be marked as such. Whether in Pearl Harbor or the North Atlantic that place should be charted and revered.