PEORIA, IL, April 23, 2012 (PR NEWSWIRE) – Oceanic Research and Recovery Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ORRV), a marine salvage and exploration company, today confirmed that it has been involved with the discovery of emeralds made by Jay Miscovich and recently featured on CBS News 60 Minutes.
Originally discovered in early 2010, the emeralds have been the subject of 2 legal proceedings. The first action was in the Delaware Chancery Court and has been resolved. Mr. Miscovich and JTR Enterprises have since filed an “Admiralty Arrest” of the emeralds in Federal District Court. This case remains ongoing.
Originally aired on Sunday, April 22, 2012, the 60 Minutes episode examines the recovery of over 65,000 Colombian emeralds by Jay Miscovich of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Said 60 Minutes, “Last year, we got wind of a story that seemed — on the surface — too good to be true. An amateur diver and part-time treasure hunter had made one of the largest discoveries of sunken treasure in history: a sea bed covered in raw emeralds off the coast of Key West, Florida.”
Scott Heimdal assisted Mr. Miscovich and his company with early stage project management and financing on this project. In exchange for those contributions ORRV currently owns 5.21% of JTR Enterprises.
“Only now that 60 Minutes has aired the program are we able to reveal details of our involvement to the public.” said Scott Heimdal, Chief Operating Officer of ORRV, “We expect a favorable ruling, however, due to the ongoing proceedings in Federal Court ORRV will be making no further official statements until the case is resolved.”
The public may view the 60 Minutes program on their website at;
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7406226n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox
You can also go directly to JTR Enterprises webpage at www.treasurereef.com
For more information on ORRV please visit www.orrvweb.com
Or go to the ORRV Facebook page at;
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oceanic-Research-and-Recovery/158322137537344
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For additional information or to facilitate interviews, please contact:
Terry L. Towery
ORRV Communications Director
309-696-4249
Terry.Towery@orrvweb.com
