Gold Ring Found!
In early October, with the primary 2021 summer salvage field season on the 1715 fleet wreck sites being over, Capt. Mike Maguire and his crew aboard the M/V Hook (C-12) found a day when they could get out on site for a while. While sea conditions were marginal, they were still able to recover a high carat gold ring at Corrigan’s Wreck (8IR19/S25). The ring is a plain gold band mounting a semiprecious stone that is most probably quartzite. After its long submersion in the high
Cannon Project
In early 2018 Matthew Samuel, a consultant to the City of Fort Pierce, Florida approached longtime friend and Fort Pierce native, historical shipwreck salvor Capt. John Brandon, who is Operations Manager for 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels, LLC, about the possibility of raising and conserving an iron cannon from the 1715 fleet for future display along the Fort Pierce downtown water front. Capt. Brandon agreed, and with agreement from the U.S. District Admiralty Court, the Florida De
