treasure hunt
what does a boy from glan park,indiana,have to do with a spanish galleon? the atocha was a spanish treasure ship that sank in 1622 after a storm,just two day after leaving a port in cuba.as a young boy,mel fisher used to spend hours reading books about pitates and the sea.such as treasure island and moby dick. he wanted to conquer ocean.so mmel leaned to dive, and opened a scuba store in californai. he started searching for treasure off florida,and in 1964,he found over 1000 gold coins from ships that had sunk in 1775.but the lost atocha fascinated him.then he discovered the margarita,the atoaha's sister ship that had also sunk.that find gave him and his team morn than a million dollars.but mel's goal was still to find the atocha.
mel belived that the wreck of the atocha was located about 40 miles west of key west,florida.however,the weather and the seain that area made it difficult for divers to go down into the ocean. after many tries,on the afternoon of july 20,1985,one of mel's divers discivered a large number of gold bars.the diver shot right out of the water and said: "we've got the mother lode."it was the atocha.
the tresure consisted of 47 tons pf silver ,150000 gold coins,many gold bars,and precious gems.it was worth millions of dollars. just one singer jewel was valued at over 2 million.
that exciting day marked a major success after sixteen years of treasure hunting.mel continued to look for treasure and items from the atocha for many more year,untill his death in 1998,and his children and crew continue the work of discovering the lost riches from the old spanish ships.
treasure hunt
what does a boy from glan park,indiana,have to do with a spanish galleon? the atocha was a spanish treasure ship that sank in 1622 after a storm,just two day after leaving a port in cuba.as a young boy,mel fisher used to spend hours reading books about pitates and the sea.such as treasure island and moby dick. he wanted to conquer ocean.so mmel leaned to dive, and opened a scuba store in californai. he started searching for treasure off florida,and in 1964,he found over 1000 gold coins from ships that had sunk in 1775.but the lost atocha fascinated him.then he discovered the margarita,the atoaha's sister ship that had also sunk.that find gave him and his team morn than a million dollars.but mel's goal was still to find the atocha.
mel belived that the wreck of the atocha was located about 40 miles west of key west,florida.however,the weather and the seain that area made it difficult for divers to go down into the ocean. after many tries,on the afternoon of july 20,1985,one of mel's divers discivered a large number of gold bars.the diver shot right out of the water and said: "we've got the mother lode."it was the atocha.
the tresure consisted of 47 tons pf silver ,150000 gold coins,many gold bars,and precious gems.it was worth millions of dollars. just one singer jewel was valued at over 2 million.
that exciting day marked a major success after sixteen years of treasure hunting.mel continued to look for treasure and items from the atocha for many more year,untill his death in 1998,and his children and crew continue the work of discovering the lost riches from the old spanish ships.
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