Another Significant Discovery Made!
Several days ago Captain Eric Schmitt and the crew of the M/V Arrr Booty made a significant discovery of gold and silver items at the...
Eric Schmitt finds gold coin
Congratulations to Eric Schmitt and the crew of the Aarrr Booty for their find of a Bogota 2 Escudo at the 1715 fleet wreck site known as...
Lima one reale found on Douglass Beach
Congratulations to Jason and Joey Gooch! Several weeks ago while conducting methodical excavations on the 1715 fleet Douglas Beach wreck...
First gold of the season
After a long windy and rough winter, the weather finally broke on June 2nd starting the 2018 summer field season. A number of vessels...
John Brandon and Dan Porter shake to celebrate
Veteran historical shipwreck salvors Capt. John Brandon (left) and Capt. Dan Porter share a congratulatory hand shake after another...
M/V Sea Reaper continues gold streak
Capt. Dan Porter and the crew of the M/V Sea Reaper continue to recover gold coins from the Douglas Beach Wreck site. On Saturday they...
M/V Sea Reaper follows lead to gold coins
M/V Sea Reaper diver Rob Hill is shown with a just recovered Mexico 2 escudo dated 1712. 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels Operations Manager John...
M/V Perfect Day recovers Kang Hsi porcelain
Phil Ratcliff (left) and Oliver Ackland-Snow of the M/V Perfect Day shown recovering beautiful sherds of Kang Hsi Chinese export...
Aarrr Booty recovers Kang Hsi porcelain
Capt. Eric Schmitt and the crew of the M/V Aarrr Booty continue excavations in the northern most extremities of the Douglas Beach Wreck...