"Emerald Treasure" Wreck off Cape Canaveral

[mariner]

Does anybody know if the 1757 wreck off Cape Canaveral supposedly being salvaged by Archaeological Discovery Ventures of West Palm Beach, and featured in their web site www.emeraldtreasure.com actually exists, or is it just a good story?

[mad4wrecks]

Just last week I received from the Division of Historical Resources an updated list of all companies in Florida with a current, valid exploration or salvage contract. There was no mention of any company called Archaeological Discovery Ventures.

[mad4wrecks]

ps. That website hasn't been updated in years. I remember when that story about the Isabela Emerald first came out....then nothing more was ever reported. It did help sell a few magazines however.

[mariner]

Thanks for the comments,GDaddyFlex,

I contacted ADV and they said they were still excavating the wreck, without a license of course, and they are still selling products through their Internet site and on Ebay.? I guess that if you are looting a wreck you do not want to be shouting it from the roof tops these days, and the same if it is just a front for selling imported emeralds.

Mariner