Tag: ship wreck

The Search For Spanish Shipwreck Off Amelia Island

Amelia Research & Recovery, Polly-L

Marine archaeologists returned to search mode this summer in the seas off Amelia Island, searching for a Spanish shipwreck, the San Miguel.

Amelia Island Treasure Hunters: In Search of The San Miguel. Buried Treasure Worth $2 Billion

Looking Across Nassau Sound To Big Talbot From Southern Tip of Amelia Island, Florida
Looking Across Nassau Sound To Big Talbot From Southern Tip of Amelia Island, Florida

A Spanish ship that sunk in 1715, the San Miguel, is actually one of the richest treasure ships yet to be found. Its cargo is estimated to be worth a cool $2 billion. It may be sunk off the southend of Amelia Island. Amelia Research & Recovery has ambitious plans to search for this buried treasure this summer off the southernmost shores of Amelia Island, Florida.