Treasure hunters found treasure (9 photos) Bashny.Net

In each of us lives his Jack Sparrow in the "Black Pearl", seeking profit and adventure. But in the 21st century treasure hunters - a rare bird ... And yet desperate daredevils from time to time make themselves felt. As Schmitt family from Florida, recently I have found the treasure of the Civil War.



family of treasure hunters, Schmitt discovered a hoard of gold chains and coins in the amount of 300 thousand dollars off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida.Klad lying about 140 meters away from the shore at a depth of just 4.5 meters underwater.



The treasure consisted of gold chain length of 20 meters, which weighs more than 1.3 kg, 5 gold coins and gold koltso.30 July 1715 on the coast of Florida ran wild hurricane sank 11 of 12 Spanish ships. The storm killed more than a thousand people.



Great masses of gold, silver and other artifacts have been raised for 300 years after the collapse of the Spanish fleet. However, the treasure hunters believe that to this day there is something to make money.



C moment of shipwreck the area came to be called - Treasure Coast of Florida.



Schmitt 1999 adopted for living treasure hunters. Although the 65-year-old head of the family, Rick went to his first trip as a teenager in 1964.



In the past year, Schmitt found only a single gold coin Day workers. But according to Rick's wife Lisa's their goal - the search process itself.