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    September 23, 1641: Your Dreams May Come True! (The Treasure of the Merchant Royal)

    Major DanBy Major DanSeptember 23, 2014Updated:May 23, 2020130 Comments3 Mins Read
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    A Brief History

    On September 23, 1641, off the coast of Cornwall, England, a British merchant ship named the Merchant Royal sank with her cargo of Spanish treasure.  She has not yet been found, and your treasure possibly awaits you somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, southwest of England.

    Digging Deeper

    If lost treasure interests you, then pay attention! 

    The Merchant Royal, despite being leaky and somewhat weary after long travels, had been contracted to transport gold and silver from Cadiz, Spain, to Antwerp in modern-day Belgium (which at that time was part of the Spanish Netherlands), to pay the Spanish garrison that was stationed there.  On the way to Antwerp, the pumps that had been controlling the leaks broke down, and the ship began to sink.  The captain and 40 men of the crew of 58 were rescued by another British ship, the Dover Merchant.  No reports of saving any part of the treasure were ever made or implied.  The stunningly large treasure included 100,000 pounds of gold (!), 400 silver bars and almost 500,000 coins (“pieces of eight” and the like).  In today’s dollars, the treasure is worth somewhat over a billion dollars.

    In 2007 the Odyssey Marine Exploration Company, a treasure-hunting salvage company, began exploring an unidentified ship at first believed to be the Merchant Royal but later deemed to probably be a Spanish vessel.  The operation is known as “The Black Swan Project” and is detailed in the History and Headlines article “10 Spectacular Discoveries of Treasures.”

    So for now, the treasure of the Merchant Royal still awaits either you or some other intrepid treasure hunter, safely guarded by the depths of the ocean.  Some people’s dreams of discovering treasure have come true.  Why should yours not?

    Question for students (and subscribers): How do you hope to find your treasure?  On the stock market?  With a metal detector in the park?  Let us know how you hope to hit it rich.  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, please see…

    Haughton, Brian.  Ancient Treasures: The Discovery of Lost Hoards, Sunken Ships, Buried Vaults, and Other Long-Forgotten Artifacts.  New Page Books, 2013.

    Horner, Dave.  Shipwreck: A Saga of Sea Tragedy and Sunken Treasure.  Sheridan House, 1999.

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    Major Dan is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.

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    1. Patrick Roder on January 15, 2015 4:57 pm

      Couldn’t imagine what I would do with that amount of lost treasure.

      Reply
    2. Mike Rinicella on January 18, 2015 8:47 pm

      That money would most certainly pay my college tuition.

      Reply
    3. Ben Nevers on January 19, 2015 8:33 pm

      Hard to believe none of the huge treasure was not brought onto the rescue ship. Maybe it was? Are there still currently people searching for this lost treasure or is it a lost cause?

      Reply
    4. M.S. on January 19, 2015 8:50 pm

      How do I get a job at the Odyssey Marine Exploration Company?

      Reply
    5. NS on January 20, 2015 1:44 am

      Since I am sure that it is a walk in the park to find the treasure, I would be glad to hit it rich by finding nearly $1 billion worth of treasure at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. I cannot even imagine the amount of items (not to mention the quality of the items) it would take to come to that total. All I can say is that if someone were to actually find it, they are pretty lucky. That is, until someone stakes a claim for it, which is more than likely what would happen!

      Reply
    6. Corey McComas on January 20, 2015 9:20 am

      It confuses me how so much money and treasures could just sink with the ship and not have at least some of it in the rescue boats. The amount of treasure must be tremendous if it were to be equal to around a billion dollars. If I were to magically find some great amount of money, it would go towards paying off college and helping support my family.

      Reply
    7. Tom Kubrak on January 20, 2015 10:20 am

      I found it very interesting that they set fire to their own ships and use up England’s resources in order to burn the Spanish ships. I feel that now, there would be no war that one side would sacrifice anything else besides a human life.

      Reply
    8. Rhonda Donda on January 28, 2015 12:23 pm

      I’m surprised that no one has found the ship yet. Depending on where one puts value, we are all rich in some way.

      Reply
    9. A.T on January 28, 2015 2:26 pm

      With all that money I could pay off my loans

      Reply
      • Jake Woolf on May 6, 2015 2:00 pm

        But only barely

        Reply
    10. Natalie Sholtis on January 28, 2015 2:38 pm

      How do we know that someone hasn’t already found the treasure and/or ship many years ago and never said anything? Hmm. lol.
      Also, I agree with A.T.- I would pay off my student loans and put the rest back in savings. I would only take out what I need to live comfortably and then donate it if I were to pass away. Of course I would splurge here and there. 😉

      Reply
    11. Hannah Louk on January 28, 2015 4:08 pm

      although nice, money isn’t that important to me. Or i should say that having a surplus of it isn’t. I would just like to have enough money be live comfortably. If for some reason I do come into a load of money, it wouldn’t change a thing about my life, other than getting myself a new car, and paying off my student loans lol.

      Reply
    12. DAVID WARDLE on January 28, 2015 5:40 pm

      I do not need money to feel rich… I have two beautiful kids that allow me to feel rich every single day! — DAVID WARDLE

      Reply
    13. cw on January 29, 2015 6:41 am

      To bad i dont even have the money to buy a boat and equipment to go find this treasure. However i have plans to become wealthy myself i think people just have to learn to make money work for them. As far as this treasure i think that its not there. If u ask me they meant for the ship to sink so they could say they lost the treasure. However i think they took it for themselves.

      Reply
    14. kzimmer2013 on January 29, 2015 2:52 pm

      I can’t believe the ammount of ocean floor that remains untouched by the exploration of humankind!

      Reply
    15. Samantha Easterling on January 29, 2015 3:24 pm

      Although that money would be nice to have, I have everything I need right now and working hard to have great future and it will be more rewarding when I achieve my dreams because I worked for it and didn’t just get it handed to me.

      Reply
    16. Michael Conn on January 29, 2015 3:41 pm

      I am going to invent a device, that will allow ramen noodles to be cooked instantly. No more waiting 3 lousy minutes for your noodles. It will be three easy payments of 710.96 dollars.

      Reply
    17. Heather H on January 29, 2015 7:05 pm

      I am sure some of the treasure found its way onto the Dover Merchant

      Reply
    18. tevin k on January 29, 2015 11:07 pm

      That’s amazing I’m jealous , I should just do what they do !

      Reply
    19. Brittany Wade on January 30, 2015 7:22 am

      Treasure hunters fascinate me. That’s serious dedication with, sometimes, an amazing reward!

      Reply
    20. Alexis Boyle on January 30, 2015 9:51 am

      Whoever finds that treasure is going to be one happy person. You could do so much with a billion dollars !

      Reply
    21. w.y. on February 3, 2015 9:51 pm

      I can’t believe know one has found the treasure yet!!

      Reply
    22. James T. on February 13, 2015 5:22 pm

      Its unbelievable that with modern technology and knowing that it’s still out there, nobody has been able to find it.

      Reply
    23. Anthony Jasany on April 28, 2015 11:41 pm

      although the crash was hundreds of years ago you would think some by now would have at least found part of the treasure.

      Reply
    24. Jake Woolf on May 6, 2015 2:00 pm

      “somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean, southwest of England.”

      Someone get Robert Ballard on the phone, stat!

      Reply
    25. Nathan on September 10, 2015 12:14 pm

      With the value at over a billion dollars, there’s got to be tons of people looking for that treasure. I know the ocean is huge, but it’s kind of odd that nobody has found it yet; especially with all of the technology (sonar, dive equipment) that we have access to today.

      N.W.

      Reply
    26. Holly Damron on September 13, 2015 4:10 pm

      It seems unlikely that this treasure exists since anyone has yet to discover it. If the treasure is as valuable as is said, then there has to be a way to discover it after all this time with the use of modern technology.
      HD

      Reply
    27. Alexandria McDole on September 15, 2015 6:57 pm

      I feel like they say it’s down there but is it really? If someone really went crazy and found that would be cool. That’s a lot of money to be at the bottom of an ocean.

      AM

      Reply
    28. Scott Saner on September 23, 2015 11:12 pm

      I’m gonna need a snorkel.

      SS

      Reply
    29. OC on September 25, 2015 5:38 pm

      I do not want to say the treasure does not exist, because there is always a chance. Though, seeing that no one has found it yet, I find it interesting. Though, who knows people are still just finding the middle missing piece of the Titanic. So there is always a chance that the treasure could be real, but no one has found it yet. The value though is so high, I feel as though someone (if it does exist), will find it at some point.

      Reply
    30. Jake Bon on September 27, 2015 10:03 pm

      The amount of money in coins that they had accumulated over the findings is quite intreging. Makes me want to quit school and go do treasure hunts. Not really. But still i believe this is not the only riches that could be found in the world.

      Reply
    31. Rachel B on September 28, 2015 2:41 pm

      I have a fear of drowning so I would never dare to go to the bottom of the Atlantic! Even if it was for a billion dollars! I plan to make my money through my career in the future.

      Reply
    32. Jenna Risacher on September 29, 2015 5:15 pm

      I’m surprised that nobody has found this treasure! I’d like to think that with the technology today somebody could detect the location of it. But then again, technology is another world to me, so what do I know? I think I’ll stick to walking around on the beach with a metal detector; deep open water is not my thing.

      Reply
    33. Brendan E. on September 30, 2015 8:17 pm

      After reading this article I have decided to switch my major to whatever helps me find this treasure! (just kidding) It is almost unfathomable to believe no one has found this treasure with the technology and greed in today’s society.

      Reply
    34. Brittani Briner on October 2, 2015 12:24 pm

      With all the advances we’ve made in technology, it’s a miracle that no one has found the treasure yet. Perhaps it’s waiting for me to discover, but for now I think I’ll stick to good, old-fashioned, hard work to make my living.

      Reply
    35. Grace W on October 5, 2015 11:21 am

      I’m not sure what lost treasure has to do with the settlement of North America. GW

      Reply
    36. katrina s. on October 5, 2015 7:46 pm

      Finding lost treasure would be awesome, I would love to see the lost remains of this ship and it’s content. Maybe Nicolas Cage would come help me out, he seems to know where all the treasure is.

      Reply
    37. Alexandra Bull on October 14, 2015 7:31 pm

      I am surprised that with all of the current technology, remains have not been located. Looks like my next purchase will be a scuba suit.

      Reply
    38. Madison Galloway on November 12, 2015 2:28 am

      It is very interesting that it has yet to be found. Someone is in store for a great surprise! It is surprising to me that even though people saw where the ship sank and people survived the wreck, they still have not found it, or chose not to save the treasures aboard the ship.

      Reply
    39. Erica Wheaton on November 22, 2015 9:41 am

      I would have thought that someone would have went after the treasure by now. If I knew how to treasure hunt I would, but unfortunately I don’t

      Reply
    40. Kyle Puhl on November 23, 2015 12:44 pm

      I find it crazy how a treasure stash like that has not been found yet. With the almost billion dollars in treasure just sitting in the middle of the ocean, you would think there would be a larger motion to attempt to find it.

      Reply
    41. Ellyn Kilpatrick on November 27, 2015 9:39 pm

      Although there is a great amount of treasure and some have no doubt tried to find it, it is on the bottom of the ocean. Also, it is no doubt buried underneath marine life and sand, therefore making it harder to find.

      Reply
    42. Tessa Baker on December 2, 2015 7:18 pm

      It’s crazy that all that money is lost at sea!

      Reply
    43. lukas Biglin on December 3, 2015 6:48 pm

      They sheer amount of money lost at sea is kind of insane just sitting somewhere in the ocean

      Reply
    44. Parker Stricklen on December 3, 2015 10:59 pm

      Hopefully one day that treasure is found. Not just for the value of what’s in side from a monetary standpoint, but from a historical standpoint.

      Reply
    45. Anna Ingles on December 6, 2015 5:39 pm

      They took a very big risk using a ship that had known leaks, even after patching/repairing the leaky areas seems rather a poor decision. Supposedly, we know more about certain elements in space rather than the exploration of our own ocean.

      Reply
    46. Jacqueline Carriger on December 13, 2015 2:01 pm

      I think it is strange that they wouldn’t save the treasure. It would be nice to find the treasure and put in a savings account.

      Reply
    47. Derek Reynolds on December 14, 2015 10:42 am

      I am surprised that they would not save the treasure. i would keep it and buy my dream car.

      Reply
    48. Colin Williams on December 14, 2015 1:41 pm

      With that much treasure out there somewhere I’m surprised
      more people aren’t out there looking for it.

      Reply
    49. SW on January 24, 2016 3:38 pm

      I was under the impression that a true ship captain was suppose to go down with his ship? I’m surprised that no one has found this treasure yet and that it’s not more commonly known.

      Reply
    50. JEL on January 24, 2016 7:21 pm

      It was never reported that the treasure left the ship, but that much money in one place and enough to pass around would be a good incentive to keep your mouth shut. Conspiracy theory?

      Reply
    51. ryan C on February 10, 2016 11:43 am

      I think 1 of the 18 people that didn’t survive the wreck was carrying the treasure that had money in it.Than later on the money the treasure was found.

      Reply
    52. kk on February 10, 2016 4:36 pm

      Maybe it has already been found and the people just did not say anything. I know for darn sure if I had found that much I wouldn’t tell a single soul.

      Reply
    53. Brianna V on February 25, 2016 11:58 pm

      I bet there are many people out there searching for this treasure that many don’t even know exist. But I know if i had it, i wouldn’t tell anyone.

      Reply
    54. AS on March 13, 2016 9:52 pm

      I wonder what the treasure would be worth in this day. It is possible someone found it and told no one

      Reply
    55. DC on March 24, 2016 11:16 am

      It would be pretty awesome to find the ship and get credit for something like this.

      Reply
    56. Loren deck on March 31, 2016 11:34 am

      Bad planning on the captains part it sounds like

      Reply
    57. DW on April 22, 2016 1:02 pm

      Good to know its still there waiting for me.

      Reply
    58. Kamarin R on April 30, 2016 2:20 pm

      It’s crazy to think that treasure that was lost so long ago is still out there somewhere.

      Reply
    59. Alex Hewitt on May 5, 2016 9:33 pm

      If only I had some of this money. Inflation of the dollar is insane. A dollar is worth nothing now an days.

      Reply
    60. Andy frick on May 7, 2016 9:30 pm

      Hard to imagine nothing was ever found!

      Reply
    61. CJ on May 8, 2016 11:37 pm

      Knowing that treasure is still out there is incredible. All those years ago and it still has never been found.

      Reply
    62. APG on May 9, 2016 2:14 pm

      THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY. It’s like someone today won the powerball, and just loses their ticket.

      Reply
    63. Matt Smail on May 9, 2016 8:21 pm

      that scenario is like winning a lambo, free house, and tickets to exotic islands…. then your house burns down that you never saw, your car runs off a cliff, and you lose all your tickets. sounds tragic lol.

      Reply
    64. Dakota A rinier on May 9, 2016 11:50 pm

      This sounds awful Id probably go to a deep depression

      Reply
    65. ac on May 10, 2016 7:27 pm

      I would love to find that ship and all of its treasures!

      Reply
    66. Mike Andelbradt on July 25, 2016 4:30 pm

      That is obviously a ton of money, I wonder how much it effected the respective countries economies.

      Reply
    67. Dana Roman on July 25, 2016 5:48 pm

      I can’t believe that much money still hasn’t been found, makes me want to go look for it!

      Reply
    68. Mikayla Hutchings on July 25, 2016 6:44 pm

      I am surprised that this ship has not been found yet, especially since it is known to be worth over a billion dollars!

      Reply
    69. Claire Fraser on July 25, 2016 9:18 pm

      It is surprising that they have not found the treasure yet! I am sure whoever was blamed for this was punished severely.

      Reply
    70. Amanda Lopuchovsky on July 25, 2016 11:37 pm

      It is hard to believe a treasure that big has not been found yet. I wonder how they paid the Spanish garrison after the wreck. Or if they were ever able to pay what they owed. I don’t believe they could have a second treasure that valuable.

      Reply
    71. Erin Kochan on July 26, 2016 12:44 pm

      I’m sure there are people out there going crazy over trying to find this treasure.

      Reply
    72. Frank F. on July 26, 2016 1:02 pm

      Hundreds of years and the treasure is still on the bottom of the ocean.. One billion dollars still unfound waiting in the sea. Any takers on a spring break trip to the Atlantic ocean, southwest of England?

      Reply
    73. Ellen Liebenguth on July 26, 2016 1:59 pm

      I feel like if they haven’t found it by now, something probably happened to it. How do we really know if the treasure wasn’t taken or traded in a secret deal? Anything is possible. If it is out there, though, then someone is going to be very rich.

      Reply
    74. Daniel Cora on July 26, 2016 5:32 pm

      This story is a good analogy to the lifetime people spend trying to find their treasure (sometimes money, sometimes other treasures). Is that not what history is or always seems to lead though? There is always a search for something, and we do not always know what we are looking for.

      Reply
    75. Lauren Synek on July 26, 2016 9:41 pm

      I wonder if there have been other expeditions that went in search of this bountiful treasure and have failed. The amount of money that could be recovered if you find this ship is great and I would think that anyone in the business of doing these types of expeditions would be trying to find the Merchant Royal, I know I would be.

      Reply
    76. Nicholas Mog on July 27, 2016 5:59 pm

      This story is one of mystery. I wonder if any of the crew brought some of the treasure with them while being rescued. Perhaps the crew escaped with a large sum of money but did not tell anyone that they took it. Also, with the modern technology that is available today, I am surprised no one has yet found the lost treasure in the Atlantic Ocean.

      Reply
    77. Morgan price on July 27, 2016 9:35 pm

      Sunken treasure is intriguing and hopefully one day some kicker diver will find the Merchant’s lost treasure. I wonder if it were found, would the person who found it even say anything? And if you did find this treasure how would you cash it in? You certainly can’t take 300 year old gold coins to the bank. I also wonder if the escaped sailers on the Merchant kept some of the treasure for themselves and managed to hide it. If so, maybe there is no leftover treasure from the Merchant after all? Only time will tell I guess.

      Reply
    78. Maria Ndini on July 28, 2016 1:00 pm

      What a great moment in history will it be when someone finally finds this ship! With today’s technology and the things that mankind has achieved, however, I am kind of surprised that there have been absolutely no signs of the ship until today. It’s value should have intrigued more people to look deeper for it…

      Reply
    79. Justin Puccetti on July 28, 2016 4:06 pm

      I think it’s unlikely that this treasure will ever be recovered. When that plane went down in the Indian Ocean in 2014, it took the recovery team over 2 years to locate it, with all kinds of modern technology and the full backing of the navy. This was a ship that went down in an imprecise location, and has since had almost 400 years of currents and tides to conceal it further. Still, it would be an amazing find after all these years, and would make someone very rich!

      Reply
    80. Mark Baniewicz on July 28, 2016 9:49 pm

      Why would such a leaky and worn out ship like the Merchant Royal be selected to transport treasures in the first place? How could no one anticipate a leaky ship to sink! I am surprised that technology has not found a way to locate this ship. Either way, it’ll be interesting to see if the ship and the treasures are ever discovered.

      Reply
    81. Christina Hickey on July 29, 2016 2:18 am

      It seems that this ship was not truly meant to have on bored such precious cargo unless someone intended for it to sink. Other than the intent to have the treasures lost for good, it does not make sense why someone would approve of this. The Merchant Royal will most likely be one of those unsolved cases and only the ocean will be able to hold onto its treasures.

      Reply
    82. Joshua Dzurko on July 29, 2016 2:38 pm

      I say we take a class field trip to England, you know, for educational purposes. I find it incredible how no one has managed to find it yet. We manage to find other wrecks in some of the deepest parts of the ocean, but we can’t manage to uncover this one. Whenever I hear stories of past shipwrecks like this where a single ship carries a fortune of wealth, I can’t help but think why they insist on putting so much wealth on a single ship. Spread it out over a few ships, so if one goes down you don’t lose all of it. A billion dollars worth on a single, wooden ship that was already leaking…someone wasn’t thinking that through.

      Reply
    83. Alexander Correa on July 29, 2016 6:34 pm

      Over a billion dollars… How has no one found it is my question? This makes me want to devote my life now to find this ship with all this gold and money.

      Reply
    84. Robert Kratman on July 29, 2016 9:55 pm

      I love that things like this are still a mystery. The fact that there are modern-day treasure hunters makes for a good movie. If you are interested in one, I recommend watching Black Sea.

      Reply
    85. Matt Grazia on July 30, 2016 3:59 pm

      It is amazing to me that after all these years that treasure is still out there somewhere. Who ever is the one to uncover this treasure will be an extremely lucky person. I cannot believe that no one has been able to find it yet. I do not understand why a run down ship like this one would be chosen to carry such a large amount of treasure.

      Reply
    86. Hannah Grazia on July 30, 2016 4:13 pm

      It is interesting to me that a ship so leaky and worn would be chosen to carry a treasure this huge. I am surprised the treasure has not been found after all this time. Whoever was in charge of this ship must have been in great trouble to have lost such a huge treasure.

      Reply
    87. Brandon Simpson on August 2, 2016 5:10 pm

      Some of these stories sound like a little kid made them up. Who in there right mind would put that amount of money on a ship that had already been known it had problems.

      Reply
    88. sarah on August 2, 2016 7:04 pm

      Who wants to go searching with me?! This is so crazy to think about that there is so much awaiting to be found by someone at the bottom of a body of water.

      Reply
    89. Matt E. on August 2, 2016 8:43 pm

      Do not put your eggs in one basket, or should I say, do not put 100,000 lbs. of gold on one wooden ship.

      Reply
    90. Peyton Elliott on August 4, 2016 5:51 pm

      Worth billions of dollars? that is crazy! I might have to grab my dive gear and hit the water.

      Reply
    91. Joe Leary on August 6, 2016 12:28 pm

      I am not sure why anyone would trust one boat with all that money. I would split it up into different voyages so if something bad happens only a share of the money is lost.

      Reply
    92. Nikos Nacopoulos on August 6, 2016 7:17 pm

      If someone else finds the treasure, will they even get to keep it? I can see Spain and the UK each trying to claim the treasure as their own. Then Gibraltar will not be the only conflict between those two!

      Reply
    93. Brandon Storsin on September 4, 2016 4:35 pm

      That’s a lot of money to be found. Now I can see why there’s so many treasure hunting shows on tv. Who ever finds it would be rich for life!

      Reply
    94. Rachel Brown on September 7, 2016 12:15 pm

      Wouldn’t you think someone may have found all of this treasure by now? There has got to be someone out there who is dying to solve this mystery and find the treasure.

      Reply
    95. Nicholas Hillyer on September 12, 2016 11:36 am

      You would think with all that money and historical value someone would have invested a lot of money to find that ship. One day we might find it we just have to wait and see.

      Reply
    96. Adam Michel on September 12, 2016 5:36 pm

      Good read

      Reply
    97. Maxwell McCullough on September 14, 2016 12:50 pm

      Get me my parakeet, and sword. We’re going treasure hunting. I can even fathom finding that.. it would be like what every kid thinks up in his imagination.

      Reply
      • Maxwell McCullough on September 14, 2016 12:51 pm

        ^ can’t even fathom.
        my bad

        Reply
    98. Deonte on September 25, 2016 2:18 pm

      Reading articles such as this one does make you wonder exactly how much treasure has been lost to the seas. While the idea of going out into the sea to hunt for treasure is tempting, I think that I am content to wait and see if anyone else finds the treasure.

      Reply
    99. grace boswell on September 28, 2016 8:05 pm

      If I could find that treasure so many problems could be solved, but, to find that treasure you first have to acquire certain things like a submarine which in its self has to be at least a billion dollars.

      Reply
    100. Jakob Wendell on September 29, 2016 9:54 pm

      Realistically, I would love to make it rich in the stock market. I often do dream of what it would be like to be walking along a beach and coming across something with a metal detector. Another way, which is my dads dream, is to be remodeling a house and find stacks of money behind the walls that previous owners stored.

      Reply
    101. Jessica May on October 18, 2016 10:48 am

      The cost of equipment to find the treasure would be the same amount of the treasure itself.

      Reply
      • Major Dan on October 18, 2016 11:04 pm

        Yeah, but the expenses are tax deductible. And, you can write a cool book about your adventures, maybe even a television documentary!

        Reply
    102. Montel Lollis on November 15, 2016 9:41 am

      HAHAHA HE SAID PAY OFF HIS LOANS!!! I could use some of that loot. You would have to be dedicated to find that but, over a billion dollars is worth a try to find it, so if i don’t comment on the rest of the post I’ve been looking for treasure and buying scuba gear.

      Reply
    103. Suzie M. Shaffer on November 27, 2016 10:30 pm

      That is what I’m saying, I’d be paying off my loans ad leaving this state. I would have to look further into this but i do not know if the journey would be worth it.

      Reply
    104. Courtney G on November 30, 2016 5:11 pm

      I don’t even know what I would do with all of that money. I definitely wouldn’t be eating ramen noodles every night though.

      Reply
    105. Tony Aranda Jr. on December 8, 2016 10:30 am

      I think the way I would expect to get rich is by saving my money haha. I just think taking care of ones money is the key to a successful economic life.

      Reply
    106. Connor Hrobat on December 10, 2016 8:58 pm

      My dream scenario or “treasure” would be to win the lottery or get rich off of investments in the stock market. Treasure hunting may be just as hard to do as my dream scenarios, so I’ll stick to those two for now.

      Reply
    107. Drew N on December 16, 2016 2:56 am

      All i want is to save money and pay off loans haha

      Reply
    108. Michael Tovissi on January 31, 2017 6:21 pm

      I would look for the treasure if it didn’t cost so much searching for it. I think I would rather save my money instead.

      Reply
    109. Mackenzie H on February 1, 2017 8:00 pm

      I guess I need to go searching in the Atlantic Ocean for that money ASAP haha.

      Reply
    110. Evan Nagy on February 6, 2017 12:02 am

      I’m shocked nobody has found this treasure yet! Being worth so much i’d figure everybody in the treasure hunting business would be out surveying the suspected areas of its crash.

      Reply
    111. Payton Brown on February 27, 2017 10:23 pm

      I wonder why more people haven’t been searching for this treasure. Surely the Spanish government would love to have their treasure back.

      Reply
    112. Amanda Miller on March 12, 2017 5:18 pm

      Hard to believe nobody has found that ship yet.

      Reply
    113. MIA on April 4, 2017 1:20 pm

      All that money sounds so delightful right about now!!

      Reply
    114. H J on September 2, 2017 12:40 pm

      WOW! that would be the coolest find ever! in 2004 i was in Iraq. i remember they screwed up our pay once….. i wonder if those guys in Belgium felt the way we did when we got the news?

      Reply
    115. J.K. on September 9, 2017 10:50 am

      Whoever finds that treasure is going to be one lucky person.

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    116. Ian Helwagen on September 9, 2017 3:37 pm

      I need to find this money

      Reply
    117. Olivia Easterday on September 9, 2017 9:05 pm

      I need to go on an adventure to find this! I need a partner to go with. We’ll probably split the treasure.

      Reply
    118. MR on September 11, 2017 2:39 pm

      i would love to have all that money!

      Reply
    119. Emily Pfouts on September 11, 2017 3:10 pm

      Class field trip?

      Reply
    120. Leslie U on September 11, 2017 10:22 pm

      This sounds similar tothe story of Atlantis, except not a lost city, but a lost ship with treasure! Even if I go try to find it, I’ll be spending money to travel, get equipment, gather a small team, and so on, which means some of the funds would go towards the actual expedition. Even if the treausre was not found, it would be worth the adventure and experience!

      Reply
    121. Madison Tietz on September 11, 2017 11:17 pm

      Finding that would be crazy! I want to find my treasure in between the walls of somewhere or hidden somewhere spooky.

      Reply
    122. Blake Hefner on September 12, 2017 12:28 pm

      They lost over 100000 pounds worth of gold, 400 silver bars, and 500000 coins.

      Reply
    123. Alex Leighton on September 12, 2017 4:48 pm

      That is a quite a lot of money that is still lost.. Over one billion dollars somewhere in the ocean is ridiculous to even think about! I wonder what country would step in and try to do something if someone ever found all that money.

      Reply
    124. Samantha Novak on September 12, 2017 10:38 pm

      I’ll see you guys there, being a millennial in this world ain’t cheap.

      Reply
    125. Kailawyn Flugum on September 13, 2017 1:12 am

      Lol ya changing my major to whatever I need to so I can look for this boat

      Reply
    126. Aleigha V. on September 13, 2017 8:21 am

      It is weird to think about the fact there is billions of dollars just hanging out in the ocean.

      Reply
    127. Jarrett M on September 13, 2017 8:39 pm

      Someone get me a ship, I’m sailing out of here! Who needs college when you’ve got that much money

      Reply

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