Image: Treasure hunters searching the Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck off the Florida Keys recently recovered a 55-pound copper ingot. (Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Treasures)
Treasure hunter follows trail of coins to massive shipwreck find, now eyes 19 new targets
Capt. Drake Nicholas of Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions spoke to Fox News Digital about the discovery of a massive 55-pound copper ingot from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck and what the crew hopes to uncover next.
55-pound artifact, valued at up to $25,000, was found buried in mud
By Andrea Margolis
A treasure-hunting crew searching a legendary 17th-century underwater shipwreck off the Florida Keys has recovered a massive 55-pound copper ingot — the latest find along a trail that its captain believes could lead to more treasure.
The ingot was found by divers with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions at the wreck site of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, about 35 miles west of Key West.
The Spanish treasure galleon was on its return voyage to Spain when it sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 — carrying silver, gold and emeralds.
