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Today the Merida’s wreckage lies about 55 miles from Cape Charles, in 210 feet of water, buried in about 20 feet of sand.
The wreck site has lured many treasurer hunters over the decades. The ship has been damaged considerably from the blunt force approach of many salvage operations over the years.
Today many still believe the treasure carried by the Merida, estimated at several million dollars, lies buried with the ship. However, like many rumored treasure ships, nothing of great monetary value has been recovered from the site.
Source: https://www.pilotonline.com/2016/05...nia-and-all-of-its-passengers-were-rescued-2/
Don in SoCal
The wreck site has lured many treasurer hunters over the decades. The ship has been damaged considerably from the blunt force approach of many salvage operations over the years.
Today many still believe the treasure carried by the Merida, estimated at several million dollars, lies buried with the ship. However, like many rumored treasure ships, nothing of great monetary value has been recovered from the site.
Source: https://www.pilotonline.com/2016/05...nia-and-all-of-its-passengers-were-rescued-2/
Don in SoCal
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More history on the many salvage projects, all of them money pits:
en.wikipedia.org
SS Merida (1906) - Wikipedia
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