LG Jackson
Miami, FL (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Etoile Blanc Consulting LLC
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Location:
Miami
Industry:
Other
Year Founded:
2013
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (profitable)
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
Three years before Titanic, on January 24, 1909, another palatial and "unsinkable" White Star Line passenger liner sank 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket. The RMS Republic sank in the most treacherous part of the North Atlantic, a heavily trafficked shipping lane, in 270 feet of shark infested water.
Irrepressible rumors from that date and which continue to this day - forming the greatest legend in lost-treasure lore - suggest that, in addition to a $265,000 US Navy Payroll (consigned to the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet at Gibraltar, 1909 value, worth today perhaps fifty to seventy million dollars), thousands of dollars in relief monies destined to aid the survivors of an earthquake in Italy, a several hundred thousand dollar consignment of silver ingots and the hundreds of thousands of dollars of personal jewelry and other valuables of her wealthy passengers (all 1909 values), she also carried to the bottom of the sea a politically sensitive and secret shipment of gold that had been consigned to the Czar of Russia: a $3,000,000 (1909 face-value) five-ton shipment of mint condition American Gold Eagle coins. Modern valuation suggests the cargoes may be worth in excess of $2-3 BILLION!
The wreck of the Republic remained lost for many decades, until it was found by Captain Martin Bayerle in 1981. Bayerle’s company, Martha’s Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. (MVSHQ) now owns legal title (not just salvage rights!) to the shipwreck of the fabled White Star Liner RMS Republic and all her cargoes. MVSHQ seeks to partner with several investors to accomplish the salvaging of the RMS Republic and several other exciting projects related to the salvage and backstory, including a unique beer reformulation, pirate themed bar/restaurant, pirate themed merchandise, feature films and book series. This project is about much more than a salvage operation. What we offer is a modern day real live treasure hunt with well documented potential for incredible international media exposure!!
Treasure hunting has long been a part of our culture and is a theme well-recognized worldwide. Children often dream of finding lost treasure and the many adventures it brings. As adults, this continues to be a fantasy for most. For us, it is reality. Join us on a real live treasure hunt in the shark-infested waters surrounding the RMS Republic. We invite you to participate in a truly unique project and story that has already captured the imaginations of millions of people worldwide. The treasure recovery will also go down as the most lucrative treasure recovery in history, with values potentially surpassing more than $2 billion. It is an opportunity to join Captain Bayerle and crew, whom the federal court has affectionately dubbed a “modern day pirate,” and go down in history as part of the greatest treasure story ever told!