Sal Guttoso, manager of 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels, LLC, has applied for a federal permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue salvage ...

A Treasure Coast treasure hunter has reached a plea deal for his role in stealing buried treasure worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Fort Pierce salvor Eric Schmitt avoided trial by pleading no contest to charges related to selling three Spanish gold coins from the 1715 Fleet.

Extravagant Mermaid Festival continues its run The incredibly popular Mermaid Festival invites visitors for one last weekend in April.

For those who prefer to create their own schedule, Frisky Mermaid offers boat rentals from their all-tritoon fleet, with rental periods ranging from four hours to seven days.

The 1715 Fleet was carrying gold, silver, pearls, diamonds, emeralds and other jewels when the 11 Spanish ships sank in a hurricane that year.

The 1715 fleet was a group of Spanish ships that were sailing in July 1715 from Havana to Spain with treasures — gold, silver, artifacts and other treasure — when it got caught in a hurricane off ...

Story continued below>>> During that early morning in July 1715, the Spanish treasure fleet was caught by a severe hurricane while exiting the Bahama Channel.