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Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. [4] He is also the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, [5] and is a main character in the best-selling 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder.
Since 2014, part of the treasure has been on display in several Spanish public museums as part of an extensive itinerant exhibit relating to the sinking of the ship, and the recovery of the treasure. On August 30, 2017, as a follow-up to the project, the Spanish Navy rescued two cannons, named "Santa Barbara" and "Santa Rufina", each weighing ...
The 74-day salvage operation was covered extensively by publications including Forbes, ‘‘Romancing the wreck (limited partnerships in sunken ships),’’ September 7, 1987, Pg. 116:2, 326 words. William G. Flanagan The New York Times, July 19, 1987, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section 1; Part 2, Page 31, Column 3; National Desk, 614 ...
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Odyssey’s first big treasure discovery came in 2003 when they found the Civil War-Era shipwreck of Republic. [10] An extensive archaeological excavation was conducted that included a pre- disturbance survey and around 2,500 underwater high-resolution images captured and used to create a photomosaic of the entire site. [ 11 ]
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Notable projects include: salvage in the Sunken City of Port Royal, Jamaica; the Sacrificial Well of Chichen Itza, Mexico; multiple expeditions in the Bahamas searching and recovering artifacts from the Maravillas and other shipwrecks; search for the S.S. Central America near Cape Hatteras, United States; search for the San Jose near Cartagena ...