ዲሴል ከጠፋ በኋላ ብዙም ሳይቆይ ባለቤቱ ማርታ ከመጪው ሳምንት በፊት እንዳይከፈት ትእዛዝ በመስጠት ዲሴል የሰጠችውን ቦርሳ ከፈተች።
Shortly after Diesel's disappearance, his wife Martha opened a bag that her husband had given to her just before his ill-fated voyage, with directions that it should not be opened until the following week.