Submerged Treasures: A Quest of Serendipity and Perseverance

Treasure does not always appear in the form of gold and silver coins. I prefer searching for historical treasures. Yeah, sure, I have found a silver-laden shipwreck for a client, but more often than not, searching for treasure results in pain. Financial pain. Emotional Pain. We read about the very few success stories, such as the Atocha and the SS Central America. We fantasize about being a modern-day pirate snatching gold coins from a formidable ocean foe, and yet more often than not, these adventures end in failure. Even when treasure is found, so often the expenses of recovering the treasure or of litigating the ownership far outweigh the value of the cargo. A few, very few, extremely talented souls do make a living treasure hunting, but the odds are against you.

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