A company dedicated to recouping the valuables on a ship that sank almost 300 years ago after departing Havana made one of the biggest finds so far — recouping more than $1 million worth of gold coins and chains.
Queens Jewels LLC has had the salvaging rights to the 1715 Fleet, a group of Spanish ships that were shipwrecked off the Florida coast on July 31, 1715, since 2010. Since the ship was discovered about 50 years ago divers have discovered about $50 million worth of treasure onboard the ship.
Queens Jewels owner Brent Brisben told the Daily News this discovery, which includes 51 coins and 40 feet of gold chains, is of the biggest single hauls taken from the ship. The ships departed Havana, Cuba, on July 24, 1715, and were shipwrecked a week later.
