Golden Rosary Chain Elements
Captain Josh Abt and the crew of the M/V Sea Reaper recently made a significant discovery on the 1715 fleet wreck site known as Corrigan's wreck. Divers Tilly Lowe and Jack Leede (Pictured below with Captain Josh) found several beautiful segments of a gold rosary chain! More segments of this chain can well be expected to be found by Captain Josh and crew. It is also very significant in that this represents the farthest off shore any gold items from Corrigan's wreck has yet be
Sea Reaper Strikes Silver
A few days ago aboard Dan Porter's salvage vessel the M/V Sea Reaper, captained by Mel Fisher's grandson Josh Abt, 26 year old Australian diver and crew member Ms. Matilda "Tilly" Lowe recovered her first Spanish silver coin, a nice 8 reale. She made the discovery while herself and the crew of the Sea Reaper were carrying out methodical excavations at the 1715 fleet site known as Corrigan's Wreck. Congratulations to Tilly, Josh and the crew of the Sea Reaper. #JoshFisherAbt #
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 successful collaboration, while holding 16 gold coins. The gold coins were recovered by Dan and the crew of the M/V Sea Reaper from August 17th through August 20th at the 1715 fleet Douglas Beach Wreck in an area suggested by John. John and Dan have cooperated on numerous successful historical shipwreck recoveries, with Dan starting to work with
Capt. Josh Fisher Abt adds to gold legacy
On Sunday, August 20th, Capt. Dan Porter of the M/V Sea Reaper was working on another 1715 fleet project and had Josh Abt, Mel Fisher's grandson, captain the Sea Reaper for the day. Capt. Josh returned to the area where the Sea Reaper and crew had been recovering gold coins over the previous three days and recovered an additional Bogota 2 escudo gold coin. Pictured is Capt. Josh, to left, and diver Rob Hill who actually brought up the coin. This makes Josh the third generatio
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 recovered ten more 2 escudos with numismatic specimens from the mints at Bogota, Lima, Mexico and possibly another Cuzco. Many bore clearly legible dates. It was also a day of firsts, with many of the Sea Reaper's crew finding their first gold coins. Pictured below is Art Schweitzer, a principle in Dan's company Maritime Research & Recovery, w
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 Brandon suggested a challenging area of the 1715 fleet Douglas Beach Wreck site's debris field for Capt. Dan Porter and the Sea Reaper crew to reinvestigate. Utilizing highly refined search techniques Capt. Porter and crew recovered the Mexico 2 escudo as well as Rob also finding a Bogota 2 escudo! #DanPorter #DouglasBeachWreck #JohnBrandon
Douglas Beach gold and silver discovered
Capt. Dan Porter (right) and Capt. John Brandon show a just discovered Mexico one escudo gold coin. Capt. Brandon directed Capt. Porter and the crew of the M/V Sea Reaper to an area of the Douglas Beach wreck site debris field where he thought the chances were good for the discovery of gold and/or silver coins. In addition to the gold coin 4 small 1715 fleet silver coins were also discovered as well as a lead shot and an encrusted spike. Adding to the excitement of the day a
