In 1715, another treasure fleet was struck by a hurricane near Cape
Canaveral. Over $20,000,000 went down with the 14 vessels of the
combined armadas. In the mid-1960's, Real Eight Company found some of
the shallow water wrecks between Sebastian Inlet and Ft. Pierce. In later
years, Mel Fisher also salvaged these wrecks, and they are still bringing up
artifacts. Over the years, treasure hunters have been finding
pieces-of-eight and gold doubloons along the beaches after storms. It is
believed that some of the galleons sank in deep water and could not be
salvaged by the Spanish. A large quantity of gold and silver may still lie in
deep water off our rocket pads at Cape Kennedy.
Canaveral. Over $20,000,000 went down with the 14 vessels of the
combined armadas. In the mid-1960's, Real Eight Company found some of
the shallow water wrecks between Sebastian Inlet and Ft. Pierce. In later
years, Mel Fisher also salvaged these wrecks, and they are still bringing up
artifacts. Over the years, treasure hunters have been finding
pieces-of-eight and gold doubloons along the beaches after storms. It is
believed that some of the galleons sank in deep water and could not be
salvaged by the Spanish. A large quantity of gold and silver may still lie in
deep water off our rocket pads at Cape Kennedy.
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