Complex sentence: The wreck of the "Lady Elgin" was discovered in 1989 off Highwood, Illinois by Harry Zych, who was awarded ownership in 1999 after a protracted legal battle.
Split into simpler sentences: The wreck of the "Lady Elgin" was discovered in 1989 off Highwood, Illinois by Harry Zych. Zych was awarded ownership in 1999 after a protracted legal battle.