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Silver bars apparently from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha were found in 1973, and five bronze cannons whose markings would prove to be that of the Atocha were found by Fisher's son Dirk in 1975. Subsequently, a substantial part of its remaining cargo of silver, gold and emeralds was discovered.
The Dreamweaver: The Story of Mel Fisher and His Quest for the Treasure of the Spanish Galleon Atocha. Fletcher and Fletcher. ISBN 0-9628359-7-8; Smith, Jedwin (2003). Fatal Treasure: Greed and Death, Emeralds and Gold, and the Obsessive Search for the Legendary Ghost Galleon Atocha. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-69680-3; Clyne, Pat (2010). The Atocha Odyssey.
Working further north than previous searches, the crew of the company's primary search vessel, Blue Water Rose, made discoveries of elaborate gold artifacts, chains and jewelry, gold bars, rare silver coins, a gold and rock crystal religious reliquary, a solid gold combination toothpick/earwax removal spoon, a solid gold chalice, and one of ...
The role of Fisher was played by Cliff Robertson and his wife Deo was played by Loretta Swit. [1] The story centers around Fisher's hunt for the Atocha treasure, [2] and Fisher's 17 obsession-driven year search for the galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha that vanished in 1622 while being caught in a hurricane off the coast of Florida.
The Golden Eagle contains 18 pounds of solid gold. [3] The head is made of 18 carat white gold and encrusted with 763 diamonds; and the eyes are made of two 1.1 carat matching pear shaped diamonds. The Eagle stands watch over the Atocha Star emerald, a 12.72 carat emerald [4] valued at $3.18 million in 2013. [13]
The Atocha Star is a 400-year-old emerald, weighing more than 25.87 carats (5.174 g) before being cut to 12.72 carats (2.544 g). [1] [2] The emerald is estimated to be worth between $3.2 and $5 million (USD). [2] [3] It was part of the treasure on board the ship Nuestra Señora de Atocha, also referred to as the Atocha.