The cargo’s size remains disputed and even the wreck itself has not been conclusively identified as HMS Sussex. The same cable noted that she had previously said the company would search for HMS Sussex “over her dead body”. Spanish officials felt they had been “had” by the company, according to another US cable, and suspended cooperation on HMS Sussex. However, the Black Swan cargo did not come from HMS Sussex. Explorer says modern equipment could reopen the huntTom Dettweiler, one of the original HMS Sussex project managers, said that better ships and recovery equipment would make the task easier today.