I was perusing Michigan's DEQ website and you won't believe what I found; they don't want anyone discovering lost shipwrecks or artifacts.

Only a bureaucrat can say something like this...(number 4 on the web page)

"Permits are not required to search for wrecks. However, we are compelled to remind anyone who looks for undiscovered shipwrecks that by finding wrecks the discoverer exposes them to danger of destruction by careless sport divers and looters. The State has limited resources with which to police and protect already known sites. Shipwreck searchers ought to carefully weigh the value to the public of discovering new wrecks against the adverse consequences of that discovery."

Any problems w/ that? (5:27) Share

Tim Doctor: State of Michigan: Don't look for shipwrecks (9/21/09)