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Rembrandt's "storm on the sea of galilee," his only seascape, a high-pitched alarm sounds. pulitzer prize-winning reporter steven kirkjian has investigated this case for the boston globe for decades. he says this alarm was designed to keep visitors from getting too close to the rembrandt. >> that seascape, even if you look at prints of it now, images of it now, you will see a vision, an etching of rembrandt himself. art experts, art specialists, common folk, knew that. and they would come up and they would put their finger close to, point out the image of rembrandt. and if they got too close, ...

>> reporter: including the rembrandts. >> the three rembrandts, the veneer, the flank and the chinese vessel. >> reporter: the real work had begun for the thieves. but as they get ready to remove rembrandt's storm on the sea of gal aly, his only sea escape, a high-pitched alarm sounds. pulitzer prize winning reporter steven kirkgin has investigated this case for the boston globe for decades. he says this alarm was designed to keep visitors from getting too close to the rembrandt. >> that seascape, even if you look at prints of it now, images of it now, you will see a vision, an ex-ing of rembr...

>> imagine if you could never here beethoven's fifth or any great piece of music that you enjoy. and it's just dedicated to memory. that's the same when you lose a painting, like the ones we've lost, these singular masterworks by some of the world's greatest artists. >> reporter: the thieves entered the first floor and went to the blue room and stole a monet painting. then they went up to the second floor. in the dutch room, they stole six paintings, some of them cut out of the frames. among them, three rembrandt's, including the artist's only seascape. and a vermeer. there are only 34 vermeer...

it's possible for them to walk within a few yards of somebody and not know they were there. other than general directions we don't know where in the woods the final drama played out but there are signs we're getting close. i found this, a military-style red smoke grenade and if you look on the ground here you can see where it was set off. now according to the fbi, when mayes was found they set off red smoke to alert the other authorities and search crews in the area. this means we're close but not there. that is when i meet ronald roberts. >> you lived here all your life? all my li...

Others which was to keep that oil out of the shallows, the nurseries for the seafood along the gulf. >> and is the seafood safe? >> yes, the seafood is safe. noaa and fda have been testing. gulf seafood seems to now be tested than most seafood americans consume. but they realize consumer confidence is a big part of the puzzle. the federal waters are open except for areas right around the wellhead and i think state waters, 96% of them are open. >> what's the most vulnerable when you look at landscape and sea scape? is it the turtles? the birds? is it danger, threat, to human beings? >> no. i th...