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Proceeds from recovered shipwreck.

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Weighted-average exercise price, at which grantee can acquire shares reserved for issuance, for fully vested and expected to vest exercisable or convertible options. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for fully vested and expected to vest exercisable or convertible options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2024	Jan. 31, 2024	May 03, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Description of number of days extended for dividend payment of warrant		65 days
Weighted average remaining contractual term of stock options	5 years
Proceeds from recovered shipwreck			$ 9.4
2019 Stock Incentive Plan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock approved during period shares stock units	592,200
Stock approved during period shares stock options	10,800
Exercise price of stock option	$ 4.65