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The 1715 Treasure Fleet, a convoy of 11 Spanish galleons laden with gold, silver, emeralds, and other riches from the New World, met its fate on July 31, 1715, when a fierce hurricane scattered ...

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A Corps permit issued in 1995 authorized the salvage of artifacts from 10 archaeological, wreckage sites of the 1715 Spanish fleet. The applicant requests a 20-year re-authorization to conduct ...

The 1715 Treasure Fleet was two Spanish treasure fleets, the Nueva Espana Fleet and the Tierra Firme Fleet, that returning from the “New World” to Spain. After departing from Havana, Cuba in 1715, all ...

Via Shutterstock.) Florida authorities announced the recovery of several centuries-old gold coins that were stolen in 2015, linked to the infamous 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet.

On July 24, 1715, the fleet of Spanish treasure ships left Havana, Cuba, headed to Spain. When the fleet ran into a hurricane off the east coast of Florida days later, 11 of the 12 ships sank.

"1715 fleet-Queens Jewels was shocked and disappointed by this theft and has worked closely with law enforcement and the state of Florida regarding this manner. (The recovered coins are now going ...

Exactly 300 years later, in 2015, a treasure trove of 101 gold coins was discovered off Florida's Treasure Coast by the Schmitt family. The family operated an LLC called 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels.

According to the FWC, in 2015, members of the Schmitt family, working as contracted salvage operators for 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels, LLC, uncovered a treasure trove of 101 gold coins from the ...