CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tecton Corporation (TTNC) (the "Company") announced that it has acquired Endurance Exploration Group, LLC in a share exchange agreement.

Endurance Exploration Group, LLC ("Endurance") is a development stage company that specializes in subsea shipwreck research, search and survey, inspection, and recovery projects.

Additional information regarding the acquisition can be found in the Company's "Super 8K" filed with the SEC on December 31. Investors are encouraged to review the 8K in detail to learn more about Endurance, and the Company encourages investors to pay particular attention to the "Risk Factors" section of the 8k, which highlight the high-risk nature of the business. Key points from the 8K, include:


    --  Established in 2009, Endurance has evaluated over 125,000 shipwreck
        database entries and other sources to develop a "High Interest" list of
        approximately 400 shipwrecks and a "Target List" consisting of about
        two-dozen potential shipwreck projects; and, two of these "Target List"
        shipwrecks have moved into operational phases, i.e. "Operational List".
    --  In 2011, Endurance began to purchase key mid-to-deep-water (500-2000
        meter) survey and recovery equipment, including a 100' survey vessel,
        side-scan sonar equipment and a light work-class Remotely Operated
        Vehicle ("ROV"); and began to develop a multi-year plan to conduct
        search and survey operations for some of the "Target List" shipwreck
        projects.
    --  Relying on its proprietary research and subsequent survey planning, in
        mid-2013, Endurance began side-scan sonar search operations for its
        first project, "Sailfish," a mid-19th century passenger liner sunk off
        the coast of New England carrying a gold shipment, and, Endurance
        believes, highly likely, other passenger valuables.  During the course
        of "Sailfish" operations to date, Endurance has mapped and imaged, with
        side-scan sonar, approximately 700 square miles of ocean bottom
        searching for "Sailfish".  Search operations are expected to continue
        during the summer 2014 season.
    --  In late 2013, Endurance secured a three-year governmental contract from
        an East African nation granting Endurance Exploration Group permission
        to search for and recover the "Black Marlin", a 17th century
        colonial-era trading vessel lost in the territorial waters of an island
        nation located in the Indian Ocean.  Based upon Endurance research and
        evaluation of the available historical record, Endurance believes "Black
        Marlin" was carrying a sizable cargo of silver coinage and bullion for
        trade in the Far East. The governmental contract also grants Endurance
        rights to search for and recover secondary shipwreck targets in this
        country's territorial waters, and Endurance has begun research on two
        potential secondary targets called "Dolphin" and "Wahoo".

The Company's CEO, Micah J. Eldred commented, "establishing Endurance as a publicly traded company sets the foundation for the next phase in this Company's life. The public quotation will provide the Company with more financing options in the future that can support the Company's movement into deeper water, more complex, and more potentially rewarding salvage projects."

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated. The information contained in this release is as of January 2, 2014. Tecton Corporation assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments.

Media contact: Abby Lord, 727 289 0010

SOURCE Tecton Corporation