▁the ▁Com et ▁w reck . ▁ ▁W reck ▁discovery ▁and ▁artifact s ▁ ▁Com et ▁was ▁first ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁by ▁Great ▁L akes ▁diver ▁Kent ▁Bell rich ard ▁of ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin . ▁Bob ▁Nich oll s ▁and ▁Tom ▁F arn qu ist ▁of ▁the ▁GL SH S ▁again ▁located ▁Com et ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁F arn qu ist ▁announced ▁" d ivers ▁will ▁attempt ▁to ▁salv age ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁silver ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁salv age able ▁material ▁or ▁artifact s . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁will ▁be ▁fil med . ▁Pro ceed s ▁will ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Sh ip w reck ▁Society ▁for ▁further ▁expl oration ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁museum ▁work ." ▁ ▁Michigan ' s ▁Anti qu ities ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁artifact s ▁from ▁ship w re cks ▁on ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁bottom lands . ▁The ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁Environment ▁( DN RE ) ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ra id ▁on ▁the ▁GL SH S ▁offices ▁and ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Sh ip w reck ▁Museum ▁included ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁artifact s ▁that ▁GL SH S ▁had ▁il leg ally ▁removed ▁from ▁Com et , ▁but ▁her ▁cargo ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁silver ▁ore ▁was ▁not ▁account ed ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁Aff id av it ▁of