Treasure in Punta Cana?
Could there be sunken treasure in Punta Cana?
Deep Blue Marine, an underwater exploration and artifact recovery organisation has recently been subcontracted to survey and recover artifacts in an undisclosed area off the coast of Punta Cana. They are working closely with the Fundacion PUNTACANA and will be supervised by the Dominican Republic’s Coastguard and an inspector from the Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultura Subacuático. Their dive and recovery vessel the “Kerri Lynn” will be on site from July 2010, for an estimated 20 days per month, weather permitting.
The coast of the Dominican Republic is rich in maritime history dating back to the 15th century and the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Treacherous seas and the protective reefs, that surround the island and make Punta Cana’s waters so calm, have been hazardous for many a Spanish galleon in times gone by.
The galleon El Concepcion sunk on the Silver Banks 70 miles off the Dominican Republic’s north coast in 1641. It was returning to Spain with a hull full of plundered treasures from South America and the Orient. It has yielded the most valuable cargo so far – more than 95,000 silver and gold coins, Ming dynasty ceramics, diamond jewelry and religious artifacts.
In 1502 the Spanish colonial administrator Francisco de Bobadilla died in a hurricane that claimed 20 vessels from his fleet. They were passing through the Mona Passage, the body of water between Punta Cana and Puerto Rico, when they met their watery end. Those shipwrecks have never been discovered…. yet….
Could this be what they are searching for? We’ll keep you posted.
Source: www.alldeepblue.com/the-punta-cana-contract
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