(CNN) -- Six Americans imprisoned in Honduras for more than a month on weapons smuggling charges are back home after sailing their ship from the Central American country to their home port in Florida. The crew of the Aqua Quest arrived in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on Wednesday after a voyage on stormy seas that delayed their return home by a day. As their boat sailed into the marina, they were met by family, friends and U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida. "They're thrilled to be back in the states, surrounded by family and friends," said Stephen Mayne, owner of Aqua Quest International, a salvage and treasure hunting company. "They are looking forward to taking some time off, then regrouping to work on new projects."
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The crew of the Aqua Quest arrives in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on Wednesday
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Contracted to do salvage work, they were imprisoned on weapons smuggling charges
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Owner of salvage company said crew had weapons for protection on high seas
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Profits from the sale of the recovered logs would be split between @placeholder and the municipality for use for social projects there.
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Hoping to rid themselves of the bad fortune their weapons brought them on their latest adventure, the crew voted to "bury them as sea," according to Stephen Mayne, once they entered @placeholder waters, tossing the firearms overboard.
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Despite the run-in with authorities, Mayne said his company would continue to work with @placeholder on the log retrieval project, though they would likely not return by sea.