Dive the Atocha & Santa Margarita Wreck Sites

As an investor with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions, you have the unique opportunity to spend time on the water with our professional treasure hunting crew and, when conditions and operations allow, dive the historic wreck sites of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha and Santa Margarita.

Your day begins aboard the Huntress, our fast 28-foot Parker that transports investors from Key West out to the active salvage operation. From there, you’ll join the crew aboard the DARE, our 83-foot treasure hunting and recovery vessel that serves as the working platform for our offshore operations.

This is not a sightseeing trip. You are stepping directly into an active treasure hunting expedition. Investors can watch the crew work the wreck sites, see firsthand how targets are located and excavated, and experience treasure dives alongside our divers when conditions permit. When material is brought aboard from the wreck site, investors can also help sift through the recovered debris, searching for emeralds and other pieces of history that may have been hidden beneath the ocean floor for centuries.

Only investors have the opportunity to dive our Atocha and Santa Margarita wreck sites with the expedition crew. Whether you are underwater with us or spending the day aboard the DARE watching the operation unfold, it is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at how the search for Mel Fisher’s treasure continues today.