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Wooden
timbers are mapped, studied and
photographed on the ocean floor. Then they
are raised for further archeological study.
Priceless information was revealed about
early ship construction.
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Found silver bar #569
confirms the Atocha location. The
markings of this silver bar, found by Kane
Fisher, correlated with those on the
manifest of the Atocha. This proved once and
for all that Mel Fisher and his crew had at
last found the ill-fated galleon Nuestra
Senora de Atocha.
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Atocha "Mother Lode" found. The elusive Mother
Lode of the Atocha with its "reef" of silver
bars, huge quantities of gold, artifacts and
jewels had been located at last! Mel
Fisher's dream came true on July 20th, 1985.
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Markings on cannon proved
they belonged to the Atocha. Found by
Dirk Fisher on July 13, 1975 while swimming
in deep water. 5 more Atocha bronze cannons
were found at that same location.
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Conservator Jim Sinclair
chemically tearts a clump of more
then 1500 silver coins. They fused
together in the deteriorated wooden
treasure chest they had been stored
in.
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Painting of Spanish Princess Catherine
shows her wearing jewelry almost
identical to the pieces found on the
Atocha.
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Dr. Lyon scans microfilm records of the
Atocha's manifest. 350 year old
document was found in the Archives of
the Indies at Seville, Spain and
confirmed that Silver Bar Number 569
discovered on the wreck site was listed
on the manifest.
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Mel Fisher and staff examine gold bars, silver
bars, and coins, carefully documenting
each piece and grading the quality.
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Mel Fisher testifies at
U.S. Senate Committee on proposed
shipwreck legislation that could take all
his found treasures away. Mel wins the
battle both at the federal and state level.
The treasures are his.
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