Ft. Pierce, FL - Gold chains and escudos

MacCrimmon

Sweet!!! I knew there was a reason I should take up scuba diving

ricko

There is still a lot of gold in the Gulf..... Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

thats a sight for sore eyes and what rick had said as well

pcgs69

wow, can you imagine finding just one of those things? wonder how much the chains weigh

Timbuk3

Very nice haul !!!

MacCrimmon

Amazing that 300 years of hurricanes didn't wash that stuff up to shore if it was really just 1000' offshore. Maybe the shipwreck was in a deeper trench, eh?

grip

A lot of it is found in crevices of rocks.

LochNESS

<< <i>Amazing that 300 years of hurricanes didn't wash that stuff up to shore if it was really just 1000' offshore. Maybe the shipwreck was in a deeper trench, eh? >>


Having been scuba diving, I can tell you that much of the weather you see is only above water. Once you dive into the blue it's wayyyyy calmer. I remember my third dive, it was October in the Caribbean, and it was raining a windy, ice-cold, penetrating rain. Everyone was shivering on the boat. I was the first to dive in. I couldn't wait. Immediately after I got into the water it was warm and still. Totally unaffected and we only dove 60 feet.

MacCrimmon

For grins I managed to find NOAA's coastal depth data, and that area showed depths of 10-14 fathoms; so it was found in waters 60-84'. There was also one area where the seabed dipped 20-25' from the surrounding area.

ricko

Underwater conditions vary by depth and seabed configuration.... reefs, rocks etc all play into conditions at depth...Cheers, RickO

LochNESS

Good point. I was definitely near a reef. In fact it was the 2nd-largest reef in the world (off the coast of Belize) so definitely playing a role in the underwater conditions. I would understand if storms had a different effect in other 60-80' depths. But I still believe the water is generally much calmer underneath than above.