National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.
Research in Antiquity identifies the three wrecks as Israel’s earliest submerged cargoes, proving coastal trade survived long ...
Gold and silver coins worth about $1 million are found in Florida waters from Spanish ships that sank in a 1715 hurricane ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Treasure hunters found and recovered more than 1,000 silver coins from shipwrecks off Florida's coast that date back to the 1700s. While that might sound like the plotline of a movie or ...
VERO BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) - Over $1 million worth of silver and gold coins have been recovered from the remains of a Spanish fleet that sank off the Florida coast 310 years ago. M/V Just Right Capt.
The site’s description places the wreck near 45 meters, or about 148 feet, and dates the material to the first century BCE.
The Treasure Fleet shipwreck happened in 1715 due to a hurricane while the ships were transporting New World riches back to ...