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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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May 03, 2024 | Apr. 01, 2024 | Jun. 10, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 29, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discount amount |  |  |  | $ 1,926,150 |  | $ 1,926,150 |  |  | $ 3,955,449
Accrued interest receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | $ 288,991 |  |
Proceeds from other operating activities | $ 9,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  | 1,833,773 | $ 1,074,661 | 3,653,767 | 1,781,183 |  |
Services Agreement [Member] | Deep Sea Mineral Company, CIC, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding with accrued interest |  |  |  | $ 114,100,000 |  | $ 114,100,000 |  |  |
Purchase Agreement [Member] | Two Seas Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 3.78 |  | $ 3.78 |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 83,946 |  | $ 165,651 |  |  |
Paid in kind interest into capitalized principal |  | $ 81,705 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid in cash capitalized principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83,946 |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 727,514 |  | 727,514 |  |  |
Purchase Agreement [Member] | Fourworld Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 3.78 |  | $ 3.78 |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 33,282 |  | $ 65,676 |  |  |
Paid in kind interest into capitalized principal |  | 32,394 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid in cash capitalized principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,282 |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 285,715 |  | 285,715 |  |  |
Purchase Agreement [Member] | Greywolf [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 3.78 |  | $ 3.78 |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 215,717 |  | $ 425,675 |  |  |
Paid in kind interest into capitalized principal |  | $ 209,959 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid in cash capitalized principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 215,717 |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 1,851,852 |  | 1,851,852 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement [Member] | Two Seas Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 56,880 |  | $ 112,242 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement [Member] | Fourworld Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | 14,220 |  | 28,060 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement [Member] | Greywolf [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  |  | $ 28,440 |  | $ 56,121 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement1 [Member] | Two Seas Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 4.25 |  | $ 4.25 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 470,588 |  | 470,588 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement1 [Member] | Fourworld Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 4.25 |  | $ 4.25 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 117,648 |  | 117,648 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement1 [Member] | Greywolf [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 4.25 |  | $ 4.25 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 235,295 |  | 235,295 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement2 [Member] | Two Seas Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 7.09 |  | $ 7.09 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 70,521 |  | 70,521 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement2 [Member] | Fourworld Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 7.09 |  | $ 7.09 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 17,631 |  | 17,631 |  |  |
December Two Thousand And Twenty Three Purchase Agreement2 [Member] | Greywolf [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 7.09 |  | $ 7.09 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 35,261 |  | 35,261 |  |  |
Related Party [Member] | Back Office Technical and Support Services [Member] | Deep Sea Mineral Company, CIC, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Invoiced for technical services |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | $ 200,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 400,000 |  |
Related Party [Member] | Services Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable after allowance for credit loss |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000 |  | $ 1,100,000 |  |  | 700,000
Four World Capital Management Llc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial ownership percentage |  |  |  | 20.00% |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Stock issued during the period shares new issues |  |  | 292,628 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 3.35 |  | $ 3.35 |  |  |
Four World Capital Management Llc [Member] | 2022 Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights number of securities covered by warrants or rights |  |  | 292,628 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights shares issued on the exercise of warrants |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights exercise price of warrants or rights |  |  |  | $ 3.35 |  | $ 3.35 |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 291,628 |  | 291,628 |  |  |
Fourworlds Funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial ownership percentage |  |  |  | 6.00% |  | 6.00% |  |  |
Two Seas Capital Lp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial ownership percentage |  |  |  | 9.99% |  | 9.99% |  |  |
Stock issued during the period shares new issues |  |  | 447,761 |  |  |  |  |  |
Two Seas Capital Lp [Member] | 2022 Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights number of securities covered by warrants or rights |  |  | 447,761 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 447,761 |  | 447,761 |  |  |
Greywolf Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beneficial ownership percentage |  |  |  | 9.20% |  | 9.20% |  |  |
Stock issued during the period shares new issues |  |  | 940,298 |  |  |  |  |  |
Greywolf Distressed Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. [Member] | 2022 Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights number of securities covered by warrants or rights |  |  | 940,298 |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of warrants or rights outstanding |  |  |  | 940,298 |  | 940,298 |  |  |
CIC Limited1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership Interest |  |  |  | 15.20% |  | 15.20% |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity, Qualitative or Quantitative Information, Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 11.50% |  |  |
Ocean Minerals LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership Interest |  |  |  | 7.00% |  | 7.00% |  |  |
Salvage Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership Interest |  |  |  | 60.00% |  | 60.00% |  |  |
Salvage Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment Ownership Interest |  |  |  | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |  |  |
Oceanica Marine Operations [Member] | Services Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  | 18.00% |  | 18.00% |  |  |
Debt outstanding with accrued interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 105,000,000
Oceanica Marine Operations [Member] | Related Party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable after allowance for credit loss |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  | $ 23,000,000 |  |  |
Oceanica Marine Operations [Member] | Related Party [Member] | Between 2012 and 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable after allowance for credit loss |  |  |  | 11,400,000 |  | 11,400,000 |  |  |
Oceanica Marine Operations [Member] | Related Party [Member] | Between 2015 and 2017 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing receivable after allowance for credit loss |  |  |  | $ 7,600,000 |  | $ 7,600,000 |  |  |

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