POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Jay Nudi and Laura Barton,
signing singly, the undersigned true and lawful attorney-in-fact, to:
(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned
capacity as an officer and/or director of Odyssey Marine Exploration,
Inc.(the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do
if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this power of
attorney to be executed as of this 29th day of August 2016.
Name: Jim Pignatelli
/s/ James S. Pignatelli
Signature
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 29th day of
August, 2016 by  James S. Pignatelli who is personally known to me.
[SEAL]
/s/ Robert A. Deknes, Jr.
Notary Public
My Commission #FF 114395
Expires July 7, 2018