In contrast to many other women, she had a family supportive of her academic pursuits, and her stepfather encouraged her to read history at UCL. Find out what's trending and never be out of the loop. Its been there 300 years, well conserved, and can surely last for centuries more until we acquire the technology, the experience, and the resources to do a suitable job., Garry Kozak, the maritime surveyor who helped Dooley find the San Jos, begs to differ. I think thats the allure of The Curse of Oak Island. Its really nice. They found the wreck, he said, with assistance and technology from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the internationally renowned Massachusetts-based research organization that helped locate the Titanic. In early December 1981, according to members of the crew, the side-scan sonar mounted on the Piccard picked up a large, shiplike anomaly on a ledge about 200 meters deep. You are using an old version of Internet Explorer. 9 Episodes 2016. Although her work was published under both her and Mortimers names, and he viewed her as a full partner in his work, it was Mortimer who received most of the credit and became the better known name. Fifty miles off the coast of Nantucket, 250 feet beneath the Atlantic, lies the RMS Republic and her secret treasure. See the Royal Clothing Discovered in 1600s Shipwreck. In the early 80s, he went to work for a new government company called Carisub, whose raison dtre was to extract wealth from the ocean, including by harvesting black coral for jewelry and prying treasure from colonial shipwrecks. A gold coin will shine as brightly after 500 years on the ocean floor as the day it was minted. Theres not the slightest possibility the galleon is there, Thompson said at the time. Now, Ive been analyzing sonar data for 45 years, said Kozak. She even advised other women seeking to enter the archaeological community to stay away as it was far too difficult. Cunnington certainly felt the effects of sexism in the field. Together, Martin and Grant will lead a team of salvage divers down the deep, dark and dangerous waters that have held Republics bounty hostage for a century. These sites are now cared for by English Heritage. There are more questions now after watching the program than I had before. This method ensured the most accurate recording of each site. He has traced elements of MACs corporate structure to the Cayman Islands and alleges that some of the people affiliated with MAC have been involved in the disreputable kind of treasure hunting. Over 7,000 gold coins were recovered from the S.S. Central America during the shipwreck's discovery in 1988, exactly 131 years after its last voyage. Estimates of the value of the San Jos's cargo of gold, silver and jewels have ranged from a few billion dollars to more than $20 billion. Throughout the early 2000s, he hounded lawmakers in Colombia for updates on what would become the law of 2013, allowing public-private partnerships in the excavation of historic shipwrecks.