(DiverWire) If you have ever wanted to experience thrill of being an underwater treasure hunter, here's your chance! Certified scuba divers now can register to work alongside professional treasure salvage experts on the wrecksite of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha during weeklong adventures being arranged for the summer of 2014.Believed to be the richest Spanish galleon shipwreck ever discovered, the Atocha sank in 1622 approximately 35 miles southwest of Key West. Approximately $450 million of the vessel's treasure and a significant portion of its structure were discovered in 1985 by the late shipwreck salvor Mel Fisher.Crews led by Fisher's family continue to search for the ship's sterncastle and the gold and silver ...
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