Story by Lloyd Sowers
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – For 30 years, Captain Joe Zsiga took to the water in search of fish, but when he retired, he became a treasure hunter.
“Do I want to get rich and be the next Mel Fisher? Is that going to happen? Who knows.” he said.
He believes that he’s closing in on the treasure of Commodore Louise Aury, a French privateer who pirated and traded and, Zsiga believes, left behind a $200 million treasure in waters near New Port Richey.
However, there’s a twist in Zsiga’s treasure tale.
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