Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.

Bronze Cannon Linked to Coronado Expedition Found
480-year-old firearm discovered in Arizona described by researchers as the ‘oldest’ found in the US Researchers say the bronze cannon found in Arizona is linked to the 1539-1542 expedition led by Vázquez de Coronado A

An Uncovered Wreck May Be the Long-Lost Ship From Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage
The São Jorge sank in 1524. Centuries later, could it have appeared off the coast of Kenya? By Michael NatalePhoto: Tom Meaker // Getty Images(shipwreck-at-crow-point-in-devon-royalty-free-image-1732650580) In 2016, the timbers of a ship’s hull were discovered

Finders Keepers?
Here is a story from Vienna that is actually not all that uncommon. A contractor finds coins buried in a wall, floor or fireplace and a legal battle erupts over who gets the coins…the finder,

The Brother Jonathon
As President of the 1715 Fleet Society, I am often called upon to give a presentation on the history of the 1715 Fleet, its loss rediscovery, and recovery. I usually have a short version or

Good Things Still Happen
Here is a very nice story about a person’s reunion with a long lost class ring. It’s stories like this that make you smile. Diver finds graduation ring lost in the ocean almost 5 decades

The Goonies?
Here is an interesting story that proves that fact is often stranger than fiction. Missing 17th-Century Spanish Galleon That Inspired Filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s 1985 Movie Discovered off the Oregon Coast

San Jose Controversy Continues
Special thanks to Fleet Society member Dave Crooks (Member #7) for his continued support of our new Newsletter page that focuses on other shipwrecks and related treasure. Here is a link he sent us regarding

Sunken Antarctic Ship Explored
This article was submitted by our Vice-President Phil Flemming. It is a lesson on how to explore but not disturb a deep wreck. Here is the article: See individual artifacts on the deck of sunken

More on the San Jose
An update on the San Jose can be found at the link below: The Fraught Battle over the Holy Grail of Ships

Not All Treasure is Gold and Silver
Frozen in Time: 32,000-year-old Woolly Rhino Found with Skin, Fur, and Organs Intact