Isn't it more along the lines of whoever found the shipwreck + financiers are the ones who accrue most of the value? The original holders of said assets long a

Isn't it more along the lines of whoever found the shipwreck + financiers are the ones who accrue most of the value? The original holders of said assets long ago lost claims on them. Why isn't this the case? I realize my take is a bit trite and I do realize that the estimate value is large enough to bring in many varied interests.