▁Charles ▁I ▁directed ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁to ▁dispute ▁the ▁se iz ure , ▁and ▁Mort on ▁lost ▁the ▁goods ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Vice - Ad mir al . ▁Alexander ▁Bruce , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁K inc ard ine ▁was ▁later ▁granted ▁rights ▁of ▁salv age . ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁disput es ▁include ▁an ▁estimated ▁invent ory ▁of ▁the ▁goods ▁and ▁other ▁material ▁on ▁board , ▁which ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁and ▁details ▁of ▁everything ▁that ▁Mort on ' s ▁agents ▁seized ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 6 6 7 . ▁Salv age ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁century , ▁but ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁recovered . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁surve ys ▁and ▁exc av ation ▁ ▁The ▁w reck ▁was ▁re located ▁and ▁survey ed ▁in ▁July – August ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁A ston ▁University ▁working ▁for ▁L er wick ' s ▁Z et land ▁Country ▁Museum . ▁The ▁Kenn emer land ▁w reck ▁site ▁was ▁met icul ously ▁expl ored ▁and ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁using ▁the ▁latest ▁technology ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁team ▁started ▁by ▁carefully ▁mapping ▁the ▁area ▁holding ▁the ▁w reck ▁to ▁an ▁accuracy ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁. ▁D ivers ▁from ▁A ston ▁and ▁Manchester ▁Univers ities ▁exc av ated ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁bed ▁during ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3