By Andrea Margolis
Treasure hunters in Florida recently uncovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from a legendary shipwreck — the first of its kind recovered in nearly three decades.
Divers with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions, working from the salvage vessel DARE, found the silver bar at the wreck site of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha.
Captain Drake Nicholas and the crew recovered the silver bar from about 50 feet of water off Key West, Florida, according to a press release.
The Atocha, a Spanish treasure galleon, sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 while carrying silver, gold, and emeralds.
The wreck’s famed “Mother Lode” was discovered by treasure hunter Mel Fisher’s team in 1985 and continues to yield artifacts more than four decades later.
Read the full article on the New York Post:
https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/us-news/treasure-hunters-recover-rare-silver-bar-from-legendary-shipwreck-off-florida-keys/
