No wonder the treasure hunter Michael Hatcher happy hunting in Indonesia. Surveillance data from the Directorate General of Marine Resources and Fisheries (DG PSDKP) Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF), there are 493 underwater archaeological sites in Indonesia.
"There's 493, according to the existing mapping," said Director General of NOA PSDKP Aji Sularso a news conference in his office, Jl Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Thursday (29/04/2010).

Of these 493, fewer than 10 percent that has been explored. Understandably, and raise funds for the survey is not small cargo ship. Moreover, if stuck in mud on the seabed.

"It could be millions of dollars," said Aji.

However, Aji explained that not all ships are still contains a treasure trove. Sometimes the ship is still there, but its cargo was not there.

"Looting was prevalent in Glasa Strait, in waters around the Pacific Islands," he said.

Michael 'Mike' Hatcher was born in York, England, in 1940. Living his childhood are less fortunate. He lived in an orphanage. At the age of 14, he emigrated to Australia. Cargo shipwreck hunting began in 1970 with a renovated old yacht.

In 1981 managed to lift the contents ship sank in Malaysia, Tanjung Pinang in 1985 in Indonesia, and in 1998 in Indonesia. Internationally he was nicknamed 'The Wreck Salvage King' (Saviour King Shipwrecks).

Currently managed to lift the ship Geldermasen VOC's in Coral Heliputan, Tanjung Pinang, the year 1985-1986, Hatcher get 126 gold and 160 thousand objects ceramics Ming and Ching dynasties. Value is not less than U.S. $ 15 million at that time.

Then Tek Sing Hetcher lift vessel in the waters of the Pacific Islands, South Sumatra in 1999. The value of Rp 500 billion. Hatcher is now thought to arise again in the waters Blanakan, Subang. If Hatcher managed to lift the treasure trove of Subang, then this will be a record during his career. Chance of Ming dynasty porcelain that sank there are not less than U.S. $ 200 million.