How to Remove Gold From Coral....
I called the National Marine Sanctuary today to see how much coral might grow over gold bars at the bottom of the sea in seventy years. (research for December release of 2012). Could be as much as two or three feet.
Then I asked the man how you would remove the gold from the coral. He said we'd need a permit. I explained that the bad guys wouldn't apply for a permit, so how would you break up the coral?
He said "You can't do that. It would an ecological disaster."
I explained again that this was a work of fiction.
He once again said "You can't do that. It's illegal. You'd never get a permit.
I accepted his answer. But bad guys don't care about permits and they certainly don't care about ecology. Not when there might be forty million dollars buried under three feet of coral on the ocean floor. I think they might try dynamite.
Don't get mad...it's only a book and I haven't made that decision yet.
