The underwater excavation work got off to a bad start, as the first batch of materials found was completely unusable due to corrosion from seawater, at least from a salvaging perspective.
However, this doesn't mean that they gained nothing in this search process, because from what they have found so far, it seems that the ship had not been disturbed by anyone before, meaning no one had tried to salvage it before.
This has two benefits for Leonard. On one hand, it means that there might still be some valuable items left on the ship, which he could take advantage of with this opportunity for salvaging.
On the other hand, an undisturbed shipwreck makes a perfect cover, allowing Leonard to claim the discovery of the golden Buddha at this location without raising any suspicions.
Since it was already dark, Leonard and others stopped salvaging and started having dinner, with a sailfish that had just been caught as the main dish.
