If the royall merchant was found how would the gold and silver be recovered
It depends on topography of sea floor. We do not know what challenges the wreck site poses? For example sand silt or mud or on rock. How deeply buried the wreck is in the sea floor. How large the debris field is? All of these plus wind tide and currents are all tied into a salvage operation.If the royall merchant was found how would the gold and silver be recovered
The Merchant Royal then sank off the coast in Cornwall, England. Taking the gold and riches to the bottom of the ocean. For centuries its location has remained a mystery, until last year when a fishing boat found the first clue.
The unfound shipwreck is one of the most lucrative shipwreck in history.
Yes rovs would be the safe thing but with the right equipment and properly trained people a physical dive would be possible correctIt depends on topography of sea floor. We do not know what challenges the wreck site poses? For example sand silt or mud or on rock. How deeply buried the wreck is in the sea floor. How large the debris field is? All of these plus wind tide and currents are all tied into a salvage operation.
The first course of action at wreck site in photo survey the wreck site to determine the extent of debris field. working to grid pattern. Ballast stones anchors and cannon generally cluster and heavy cargo will be vicinity of such objects. The first task is to determine this is correct vessel. by obtaining objects that can de dated.
The site is most likely out of the depth range for physical diving. So recover would be done by remote control rovs. some fitted with scoop or pincers. conveyed to an independent mesh basket connected to the mother ship (Salvage Ship) And a system to blow away sand and silt.
Please note it is painstakingly slow process but not as destructive as smash and grab bucket methods.
Crow
Well that would all depend on actual depth of shipwreck.Yes rovs would be the safe thing but with the right equipment and properly trained people a physical dive would be possible correct
It's said to be 300 ft but how would they know if they don't know where the ship isWell that would all depend on actual depth of shipwreck.
Crow
Personally I suspect its just media hype. there are 37000 shipwrecks around the British isles. The English channel alone has 1100 WW1 shipwrecks. And there are many remains of 16th, 17th , 18th and 19th century shipwrecks that look the same. It is only by detailed study and examination they could possible determine an age of a wreck. Even so it is notoriously hard to prove the name of vessel in question on a shipwreck site.It's said to be 300 ft but how would they know if they don't know where the ship is
do you mind sharing your theory with us nowI do not believe the gold was ever on the merchant royal I have information upon which I have built a theory I plan to make public very soon
The merchant royal was leaking badly already upon arrival in Cádiz.. Limbrey as a seasoned sailor would have known they were likely to face swell in the English Channel, he was also known to be a greedy cunning entrepreneurial so and so who was always looking to make a solid payday.. the gold was supposedly placed on the merchant royal.. but why would he place that much gold in the trust of a ship he would have known likely would struggle to make the long haul home.. unless that’s what he wanted everyone to think he’d done.. the Dover and the Royal took different routes on the way up the coast to the bottleneck at Cornwall.. the Dover specifically noted to have been in calmer waters.. they didn’t meet again until the royal got into difficulty off lands end.. where she took limbrey and the crew off supposedly in a rescue.. I think that was the plan.. I think the gold was always on the Dover.. I think limbrey found himself with the perfect opportunity to deceive everyone and took it. I think he put the gold on the sister to the royal sent her home through calmer waters knowing the damaged royal being captained by him to complete his convincing ruse would likely be taken to the deep somewhere on the way, with everyone but him and the crew certain she had the gold on board.. while he made away aboard the Doverdo you mind sharing your theory with us now
So he said they lost it when it was really transferred to the Dover and he kept it?The merchant royal was leaking badly already upon arrival in Cádiz.. Limbrey as a seasoned sailor would have known they were likely to face swell in the English Channel, he was also known to be a greedy cunning entrepreneurial so and so who was always looking to make a solid payday.. the gold was supposedly placed on the merchant royal.. but why would he place that much gold in the trust of a ship he would have known likely would struggle to make the long haul home.. unless that’s what he wanted everyone to think he’d done.. the Dover and the Royal took different routes on the way up the coast to the bottleneck at Cornwall.. the Dover specifically noted to have been in calmer waters.. they didn’t meet again until the royal got into difficulty off lands end.. where she took limbrey and the crew off supposedly in a rescue.. I think that was the plan.. I think the gold was always on the Dover.. I think limbrey found himself with the perfect opportunity to deceive everyone and took it. I think he put the gold on the sister to the royal sent her home through calmer waters knowing the damaged royal being captained by him to complete his convincing ruse would likely be taken to the deep somewhere on the way, with everyone but him and the crew certain she had the gold on board.. while he made away aboard the Dover
well that makes sense i dont see any logical reason that they would keep the gold on that ship with them knowing it was leaking that badThe merchant royal was leaking badly already upon arrival in Cádiz.. Limbrey as a seasoned sailor would have known they were likely to face swell in the English Channel, he was also known to be a greedy cunning entrepreneurial so and so who was always looking to make a solid payday.. the gold was supposedly placed on the merchant royal.. but why would he place that much gold in the trust of a ship he would have known likely would struggle to make the long haul home.. unless that’s what he wanted everyone to think he’d done.. the Dover and the Royal took different routes on the way up the coast to the bottleneck at Cornwall.. the Dover specifically noted to have been in calmer waters.. they didn’t meet again until the royal got into difficulty off lands end.. where she took limbrey and the crew off supposedly in a rescue.. I think that was the plan.. I think the gold was always on the Dover.. I think limbrey found himself with the perfect opportunity to deceive everyone and took it. I think he put the gold on the sister to the royal sent her home through calmer waters knowing the damaged royal being captained by him to complete his convincing ruse would likely be taken to the deep somewhere on the way, with everyone but him and the crew certain she had the gold on board.. while he made away aboard the Dover
Hello p4lwell that makes sense i dont see any logical reason that they would keep the gold on that ship with them knowing it was leaking that bad