Before Odyssey could complete Phase 1B of the "Sussex" project plan, it was stopped by the Spanish authorities, in particular the Junta of Andalusia in January 2006. In early June 2006, Odyssey provided clarification to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the offices of the embassy of the United Kingdom. Odyssey then awaited final comments on the plan before resuming operations on the shipwreck believed to be that of the "Sussex". In March 2007, Andalusia gave its assent for the excavation to start with the condition that Spanish archaeologists take part in order to ascertain that the shipwreck to be excavated was indeed the "Sussex" and not a Spanish vessel. While waiting for Andalusia to appoint an archaeologist to participate in the "Sussex" expedition, the company began operations on the ""Black Swan"" excavation. In 2009, Odyssey Marine Exploration published an archaeological report on the "Sussex" project and the groundbreaking work they had completed to date.