▁was ▁confirmed , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁dam ages ▁for ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁T rit on ' s ▁tour ist ▁business . ▁On ▁appeal , ▁T rit on ▁lost ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁N olan ' s ▁dam ages ▁were ▁reduced . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁further ▁expl oration ▁st alled ▁because ▁of ▁legal ▁batt les ▁between ▁the ▁T rit on ▁partners ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁finan cing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁for ▁sale ▁for ▁ 7 ▁million . ▁Lot ▁Five ▁is ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁Robert ▁S . ▁Young ▁of ▁Upper ▁T ant all on , ▁NS , ▁who ▁purchased ▁it ▁from ▁Frederick ▁G . ▁N olan ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁NS , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Although ▁the ▁Oak ▁Island ▁Tour ism ▁Society ▁had ▁hoped ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Canada ▁would ▁purchase ▁the ▁island , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁American ▁dr ill ers ▁did ▁so ▁instead . ▁ ▁Oak ▁Island ▁T ours ▁& ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Group ▁( 2 0 0 5 – present ) ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁brothers ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mart y ▁Lag ina ▁of ▁Michigan ▁had ▁purchased ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁Oak ▁Island ▁T ours ▁from ▁David ▁Tob ias ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁sum . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Bl ank ens hip . ▁Center ▁Road ▁Develop ments , ▁in