U.S. leaders are still working on the release of a group of Tarpon Springs sailors being held in Honduras.
They were supposed to be in court Monday but the hearing was canceled.
The men, who work for the Tarpon Springs-based salvage company Aqua Quest, have been held in the country since early May. They have been accused of bringing undeclared weapons into Honduras.
Aqua Quest specializes in marine archaeology and salvage. The men were working on a project in the town of Ahuas to remove logs from a river. Honduran naval officials have said they found guns on the crew's 65-foot boat as the workers entered port.
The company's president and captain, Robert Mayne, along with Michael Mayne, Nick Cook, Devon Butler, James Garrett and Stephen Matanich have all been held at a prison in Puerto Lempira since May 5.
The men deny they did anything wrong.
A number of U.S. politicians have been working on the men's behalf, including Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis.
Bilirakis said a Honduran capital judge signed a federal order this weekend calling for the sailors to be released. But even with that signed order the men are still stuck in jail because it needs to be handled by a local judge who’s out on bereavement leave.
Bilirakis said the Embassy is trying to determine if the signed federal order prevails.