Chapter 372: The World's Six Great Treasures Shipwreck
(Today's shift, I have private things to be busy, woo~)
In the corner of the bar, Shuichi Minamino smoked a cigarette and drank a small drink. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
There are no oceanhorses here to talk, and it seems that the oceanhorses of the American imperialism don't like to talk about life ideals with the islanders.
"Not to mention, I miss Iloti a little. Minamino said to himself as he puffed out a smoke ring.
However, with the current situation, it is estimated that it will be difficult to stay with Iloti.
There were all kinds of people in the bar, groups of threes and fives, or some who were alone like him. But a lot of young men and women who are alone come here to have fun. Anyway, they just take each other away when they like each other.
Of course, there are also many friends who come here to drink wine, chat and blow water.
Just like the table next door, four or five middle-aged uncles are drinking wine and bragging, and they don't usually get together when they look like they.
"Hey, did you know that Mel Fisher set up a company called Save the Treasure the other day to search for Spanish shipwrecks in the waters around Southern California. This time I called him over for a party, and he said he wasn't available. A big, thick-bearded man said in his loud voice.
"No wonder! I went to his city to play with him, but he said he was busy, but it turned out to be doing something!"
"Looking for a Spanish shipwreck? Is he crazy about money! Is a Spanish shipwreck so easy to find?"
"He has also found a lot of shipwrecks over the years, and it stands to reason that there is a lot of money. Why go find that ethereal shipwreck of Spanish treasure?"
"I don't know, he's just a persistent madman!"
"It's also ~"
Listening to the conversation of the people at the table next door, Shuichi Minamino suddenly felt that the name of the person named 'Mel Fisher' was so familiar, in addition to this, the shipwreck of the Spanish treasure was also very familiar.
As Shuichi Minamino continued to listen to the chatter of the few people, he finally remembered something.
"So they were talking about the Spanish shipwreck, one of the world's six most treasured shipwrecks!" said Shuichi Minamino, remembering from his memory.
In later generations, the world's six famous treasure shipwrecks are: the shipwreck of the Lady Atoka, the shipwreck of the Batuhitam, the shipwreck of the Sussex, the shipwreck of the Spanish gold fleet, the wreck of the gold rush ship "Zhongmei", and the wreck of the Awa Maru!
Each of these six treasure wrecks is priceless, and it is said that the ship is full of gold treasures, and whoever salvages it will definitely get rich.
News like this was reported by many media in later generations, and Shuichi Minamino also saw it at the time, so he remembered it.
In fact, the last Awa Maru wreck has been salvaged by Shuichi Minamino. It's just that he doesn't know!
Anyway, every treasure shipwreck is priceless, and the last time Shuichi Minamino got 40 tons of gold is a good proof of that.
For example, the first wreck of the Lady Atoka, which is claimed to be the largest treasure on the seabed, has 40 tons of treasure, including nearly 8 tons of gold and 500 kilograms of precious stones, all of which are worth about $400 million.
The second shipwreck of the Batu Hitam is said to contain 60,000 items, including ceramic wine jugs, tea bowls, and gold and silver tableware carved in relief, all of which are precious items from the 8th century Chinese ceramics.
The third shipwreck of the Sussex, said to be loaded with 10 tons of gold coins!
The fourth Spanish gold fleet was shipwrecked, and it is said that about 5,000 wagons of gold jewels sank to the bottom of the sea.
The fifth "Zhong Mei" gold panning ship was sunk, and it is said that a shipload of gold, the details are unknown.
As for the sixth Awa Maru wreck, it was dozens of tons of gold.
The Spanish treasure shipwreck that Shuichi Minamino had just heard from the people at the next table was actually the first Lady Atoka shipwreck, and the man named Mel Fisher was a treasure hunter who actually opened a shipwreck salvage company himself.
If he remembered correctly, Mel Fisher's family finally found the wreck of the Lady Atoka after thirty years of searching, and obtained the treasure on board!
In the 16th century, when Spain plundered colonial wealth in the most brutal way, South America proved to be rich in gold, silver and other rare resources, so the only job of the Spanish colonists in the New World was to mine and operate the mines. Shiploads of gold and silver treasures became evidence of colonial plunder.
The Spanish gold ships were most afraid of pirates and hurricanes, and in order to deal with pirates, each fleet was equipped with a sturdy "frigate" equipped with cannons, and the Lady Atoka was one such frigate. In August 1622, a fleet of 29 ships on the Lady Atoka returned to Spain from South America loaded with treasure. Since it was a frigate, the most valuable and most valuable treasure was placed on the Lady Atoka, and unfortunately the Lady Atoka's cannons had little deterrent effect against hurricanes. As the flotilla sailed between Havana and Cuba, a hurricane swept through the last five ships in the flotilla. The Lady Atoka was the first target due to its heavy load and the slowest sailing speed. The ship quickly sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 17 meters. The sailors on the other ships immediately jumped into the water in the hope of salvaging some treasure, but just as they found the wreckage and were about to salvage the gold bars, another more powerful hurricane struck, killing everyone under the water.
This is the origin of this treasure shipwreck.
In 1955, Mel Fisher founded a company called "Save the Treasure" to search for Spanish shipwrecks in the waters around Southern California. In his 20-year salvage career, Fisher has salvaged 6 famous Spanish shipwrecks, becoming a celebrity in the circle and earning a lot of money. Before he knew it, Fisher was of the age to retire, but he was reluctant to leave the salvage ship because he had vowed to find the legendary Lady Atoka, the most treasured of all. So the family gave up on the normal operation of the company for this ideal, and Fisher's wife, son and daughter accompanied his father into the water to find his dream at the bottom of the sea. Their search is meticulous, and if they see anything that is not stone, they use a metal detector to detect it. On July 20, 1985, Fisher and his family found the Lady Atoka and the tons of gold on board, but that joy was dulled by 30 years of hardship. Fisher thought that God would let him find the Lady Atoka, but it was just a test of his patience.
The reason for this is that Mel Fisher's family found a treasure shipwreck, and this report and true story were big news sensations around the world in the 80s.
"In other words, if nothing else, this Lady Atoka treasure shipwreck will eventually be found by this family in 1985!" Minamino Shuyi looked at the people at the next table, if they knew that their friends had really found the treasure shipwreck thirty years later, I don't know if they would laugh at it.