Shipwreck Treasure Hunting

Deep-sea treasure hunter freed

Treasure hunter freed despite refusing to reveal gold's location

Tommy Thompson, the deep-sea explorer who discovered the famed S.S. Central America shipwreck, has been released after spending nearly a decade behind bars.

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Treasure hunter who refused to tell location of famed shipwreck’s gold freed after decade in prison

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Deep-sea treasure hunter freed after decade behind bars for refusing to reveal gold location

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Treasure hunter who found coins from 1857 shipwreck released from prison

A treasure hunter who recovered millions of dollars worth of gold coins has been released from prison after 10 years, according to the Associated Press.

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‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for

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Ohio Treasure Hunter Released from Prison After Refusing to Reveal Whereabouts of Ship of Gold's 500 Gold Coins

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Treasure hunter jailed a decade over 500 missing gold coins is now free

In 1988, the Ohio-born research scientist found the S.S. Central America and its thousands of pounds of sunken treasure off the coast of South Carolina.

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Deep-sea treasure hunter released from US prison as 500 gold coins still unaccounted for

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Tommy Thompson released from prison after Ohio treasure hunter refused to reveal location of loot — but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for

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Two Explorers Spent 16 Years Hunting a Legendary $138 Million Treasure. They Say They Just Found It.

When famed pirates overtook a Portuguese ship in 1721 once laden with treasure (now valued over $138 million), the battle went well for the pirates, who eventually sank the ship off the coast of Madagascar. A pair of American archaeologists now claim they’ve discovered the final site of the lost vessel.

USA Today

$1M worth of gold, silver coins recovered from 1715 Spanish shipwreck, salvage crew says

SEBASTIAN, FL — More than 1,000 silver coins and five gold coins worth about $1 million were recovered from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, a shipwreck salvage company said. On Sept. 30, 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC announced that over ...

Westword

Barry Clifford on pirates, treasure-hunting and the world’s first trans-Atlantic broadcast

Besides maybe monster-truck driver, Barry Clifford has about the most badass job that exists: He’s a real-life, bona-fide treasure hunter. His 1983 discovery of the Whydah, a pirate ship wrecked off the coast of Cape Cod, provides the backbone of the ...