Ah yes, and they recovered much of the gold but not all. There was also an issue of the vessel or one of them carrying illegal gold.
And then there was another vessel was was illegally transporting gold or silver. When customs would board the vessel over the side the silver would go, or maybe it was secured to the vessel or was it dropped with a buoy. Anyhow, they have had documented instances in the 40s or 50s where people hauled in their anchors and they had a satchel of coins snagged on their anchors.
Before we get ready to go diving however, one must locate the wreck. And then you need to get permits as the waters are in a high traffic area.
But wait, there's more, act now and we will even throw in a free Bass O'Matic, it slices, it dices,
They have done so much dredging and altering of the bottom of the area it is most likely what treasure has been displaced or buried in another location under tons of debris. And from divers who have dove in the area allot of the area is a underwater desert that is prone to visibility problems.
But hey there are also a couple barges that sank that were converted into off shore casinos. And that is another source for potential silver. I read a report of a diver who dove them and it mentions slot machines and gambling tables in piles scattered all over the debris field.
