Posted on 05/04/2011 8:21:49 PM PDT by FlJoePa
WPEC - CBS12.com
JUNO BEACH -- Treasure hunters are eyeing a spot off the coast of Juno Beach and they believe they are very close to finding a ship that sank centuries ago. They believe the ship was heavy with gold and silver, and they just got a permit for their search.
Kyle Kennedy from Seafarer Exploration Corp., an exploration firm in Tampa, believe they are really close to finding millios of dollars worth of gold and silver near the Juno Beach pier.
They are looking for a Spanish ship which they believe sank in about 50-feet of water off the coast of Juno Beach during a hurricane in the late 1500's. Last Friday, the state issued them a permit, which allows them to keep the majority of whatever treasure they find. Getting the permit is not easy, they say it's the first one issued by the state of Florida in 20 years.
They say they have already found artifacts from the wreck, such as cannonballs, the ship's anchor, pieces of broken pottery, musketballs, and various nails. They think the ship was loaded with gold and silver bars from South America and was sailing back to Spain when it sank in a storm.
The captain of the salvage boat has been a treasure hunter for a long time, and feels confident they will find something.
"I can't say that we are going to find the motherload, but I can say that we will find treasure," said Captain Rodney Grambo.
They plan to begin their search next week.
I mean, how do you even research a 1500 era hurricane and ship track much less actually finding anything.
mind boggling...they deserve every penny for the amount of work it takes.
I belive there is a beach in South Carolina where an old shipwreck (long ago broken up and crumbled but near the coastline) “leaks” its treasure after every hurricane and storm.
You can see a small army of treasure hunters, with metal detectors, combing the beaches for coins, artifacts and jewelry. Items are found every year.
Interesting.
IIRC, Mel Fisher researched government archives in Spain that provided clues to locating the Atocha.
I drank a lot of beer on Juno Beach in the late 60’s. Gorgeous place.
My last time at Juno Beach, we got chewed up by sea lice (not the real sea lice - the jellyfish larvae misnamed sea lice!) Very itchy.... But the beach is beautiful.
yup....its still a beautiful beach and amazingly not usually that crowded....but sooooooooooo grown up now...High-rises where the sea-grapes grew....I had a houseboat at the inlet..because it was cheap back then....lol
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