On October 8, 2011, The Miami Herald ran a two-page feature on The Aurora Trust Foundation.

“In 2003, Ian Koblick co-founded the Aurora Special Purposes Trust with fellow ocean explorer Craig Mullen, whose former company helped recover the space shuttle Challenger. The duo wanted to advance the understanding of ancient civilizations through marine cultural heritage.

The operation has discovered 24 ancient shipwreck sites during highly technical surveys of ancient ports, harbors and trade routes in coastal waters of Italy, Malta, Croatia, Spain and France. Many have not been seen for 2,000 years or more.”
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/08/2442369/keys-based-nonprofit-seeks-out.html#ixzz1agVUXcXz