After 27 years, it happened again!
Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions recovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha wreck site off the Florida Keys—the first silver bar recovered from the site since 1999. There may be more silver bars near where this one was found.
Recovered by Captain Drake and the crew of the DARE in approximately 50 feet of water, this incredible discovery is a reminder that the Atocha still holds secrets waiting to be uncovered more than 400 years after she sank in 1622.
The silver bar is now headed to our conservation lab in Key West, where experts will begin documenting and preserving this remarkable piece of history.
Could this be the beginning of another exciting chapter in the search for the Atocha’s remaining treasure? We certainly hope so.
