What happened to the 1715 treasure fleet?
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What happened to the 1715 treasure fleet?
In July 1715 and again in July 1733, Spain suffered financial setbacks when the treasure fleets were destroyed by hurricanes. The 1715 fleet wrecked along the Atlantic coast of southern Florida. The 1733 fleet sank along the Florida Keys.
What is the biggest shipwreck treasure ever found?
The largest monetary treasure haul found was on the wreck code named Black Swan, discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration in 2007 off of Gibraltar. The salvage team reportedly found 17 tons of coins valued at $500 million; an amount that is both staggering and said to be “unprecedented” in the treasure hunting world.
Where was the 1715 treasure found?
In the summer of 1715, the Treasure Fleet was returning to Spain from Cuba when 11 of its 12 ships were lost in a hurricane off the Florida Coast. The wreckage sites of the ships can be found on the ocean floor just off Indian River and St. Lucie counties, hence the name “Treasure Coast.”
Has 1715 treasure fleet been found?
In 2015, 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC and their founder Brent Brisben discovered $4.5 million in gold coins off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida; the coins come from the 1715 Fleet shipwreck site known as the Corrigans wreck.
How much is the 1715 treasure fleet worth?
Aboard this ship was “The Atocha Motherlode” which included 40 tons of gold and silver, plus 114,000 Spanish silver coins. In total, the cache was worth $450 million. Mel Fisher’s Treasures eventually sold the rights to the shipwreck to another treasure hunting company, Queens Jewels, LLC.
Who Found 1715 treasure fleet?
founder Brent Brisben
In 2015, 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC and their founder Brent Brisben discovered $4.5 million in gold coins off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida; the coins come from the 1715 Fleet shipwreck site known as the Corrigans wreck.
Was the buzzards treasure found?
Update July 2019: It seems that part of the treasure may have recently been found! ‘La Buse’ (The Buzzard) was the nickname of famous French pirate Olivier Levasseur whose greatest exploit was the capture in 1721 of the Portuguese galleon Nossa Senhroa do Cabo.
