Treasures from the world's most valuable shipwreck worth $1.1billion which sat on ocean's floor for 400 years on rare display in New York. The Nuestra Señora de Atocha sunk near the Florida Keys ...

Shimmering gold lies in wait… ” promises the website of treasure hunter Martin Bayerle. It is now 44 years since he ...

Treasure-hunting divers seek mother lode of riches from 400 ... salvage ships that have come to these waters for half a century searching for lost riches from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ...

By Sept. 4, 1622, the Atocha was part of a fleet of 28 vessels that sailed from Havana, according to the 1986 book Treasure of the Atocha by Duncan Mathewson, the archaeologist Mel Fisher hired in ...

Mitzi Perdue’s spectacular engagement ring, a gift from her chicken magnate husband Frank, was lost at the bottom of the ocean for 363 years, along with 47 tons of Spanish gold.

By Sept. 4, 1622, the Atocha was part of a fleet of 28 vessels that sailed from Havana, according to the 1986 book Treasure of the Atocha by Duncan Mathewson, the archaeologist Mel Fisher hired in ...

Big Number. $400 million. That’s how much the Atocha’s treasure was estimated to be worth in total in 1985, or $1.1 billion today.. Tangent. The Atocha shipwreck was one of the most successful ...

Gold chain from the Atocha treasure on display at the Mel Fisher museum in Key West, Florida, in Feb. 1982. Photo by Dale McDonald. (Courtesy of Florida Memory, State Library and Archives of Florida) ...

The search for the Atocha’s treasure proved costly for Mr. Fisher. It consumed more than 15 years of his life, and he lost a son and daughter-in-law when their boat capsized and sank in 1975.

Emerald engagement ring is part of recovered Atocha treasure — Perdue aims to stop human trafficking of Ukrainian women. By Maureen Mackey Fox News. Published October 27, 2022 12:38pm EDT. ...

Big Number. $1.1 billion. That’s how much the Atocha’s treasure was estimated to be worth in 1985 ($400 million) adjusted for inflation today.. Key Background. The Atocha, built in Cuba in the ...