It is an area that is rightly called. A team of divers from a shipwreck rescue company discovered an incredible loot on the treasure coast, literally Côte Du Tésor, in Florida, reports CNN.
In total, the company 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC found more than a thousand silver and gold coins, for a value of around one million dollars. This Spanish treasure disappeared for more than 300 years, probably comes from the colonies of Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, according to the team’s press release.
The latter works in the sinking of a flotilla on July 31, 1715. It was destroyed by a hurricane, when he returned to Spain with a beautiful nursing nursing. Over the years, treasures have found millions of dollars in gold pieces on the coast of Floridian, between Melbourne and Fort Pierce, on the Atlantic coast.
“Each piece is a piece of history, a tangible link with the people who lived, worked and sailed during the Golden Age of the Spanish Empire. To find 1,000 at once it is rare and extraordinary,” said Sal Guttuso, director of operations of the Rescue Company, in a press release.
Dates and workshop brands are still visible in some of the recently recovered pieces. What a priori allows historians to know more about this treasure.
20% of the treasure will go to the state
The SAL Guttuso company uses diving equipment, as well as a fleet of ships, and uses submarine metal detection devices. You can also use a manual sand range or achieved to suck the sand to comb the bottom of the sea, according to CNN.
Last year, Florida authorities announced that they had recovered dozens of gold coins stolen by rescuers. The suspect was identified as a member of the team of the team involved in the site for the fleet of 1715 – Queens Jewels LLC to work on the site.
According to Floridian’s law, any “treasure” or other “abandoned” historical object in state or territorial waters belongs to the State, although excavators can be authorized to carry out “recovery services.”
The law requires that about 20% of the recovered archaeological materials be preserved by the State for research collections or public exhibitions. “We want to do it correctly and benefit the inhabitants of Florida, which [les pièces] Finish in the museums, “Sala Guttuso told Associated Press.
According to him, his company carries out a detailed inventory of all the objects collected so that the State can select a fifth. The remaining objects will be fairly distributed among the owners of the recovery company and their subcontractors.
Source: BFM TV
