TheStoryTeller
Greenie
- Jan 10, 2022
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Hey everyone!
I joined this forum in the hopes that someone out there could help me with some research I'm doing into the late treasure hunter, Olin Frick. In the 1970s, Frick and his business partner, John Gasque, owned a company called Caribbean Ventures in the Florida Keys. The company was embroiled in several controversies, including a legal battle against Mel Fisher's company, Treasure Salvors Inc., over salvaging rights to the Atocha in 1980. Frick died in an accident in 1982. Aside from a legal document outlining the court case between Frick, Gasque, and Fisher, the only other notable thing I have uncovered about Frick is his discovery of the alleged Pinta shipwreck. Everything else I have managed to find out about him has been anecdotal.
My questions are: Are there any treasure hunters on this forum who worked with/for, or were acquainted with Olin Frick and John Gasque? Does anyone have any memories of these two men in the Keys, and does anyone have more information regarding their business practices? Was Caribbean Ventures ever subcontracted by Treasure Salvors Inc. to raise canons and other artifacts? What other wrecks did Caribbean Ventures work on? If you have any information, please respond here or you can email me at [email protected].
Thank you!
I joined this forum in the hopes that someone out there could help me with some research I'm doing into the late treasure hunter, Olin Frick. In the 1970s, Frick and his business partner, John Gasque, owned a company called Caribbean Ventures in the Florida Keys. The company was embroiled in several controversies, including a legal battle against Mel Fisher's company, Treasure Salvors Inc., over salvaging rights to the Atocha in 1980. Frick died in an accident in 1982. Aside from a legal document outlining the court case between Frick, Gasque, and Fisher, the only other notable thing I have uncovered about Frick is his discovery of the alleged Pinta shipwreck. Everything else I have managed to find out about him has been anecdotal.
My questions are: Are there any treasure hunters on this forum who worked with/for, or were acquainted with Olin Frick and John Gasque? Does anyone have any memories of these two men in the Keys, and does anyone have more information regarding their business practices? Was Caribbean Ventures ever subcontracted by Treasure Salvors Inc. to raise canons and other artifacts? What other wrecks did Caribbean Ventures work on? If you have any information, please respond here or you can email me at [email protected].
Thank you!