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| Source: einnews.com. See link below. |
MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, August 10, 2021 /EINPresswire.com -- Forty years ago today, on August 12, 1981, Capt. Martin Bayerle located a previously unidentified shipwreck located about 50 miles south of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. That unidentified shipwreck would later prove to be the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Republic, which was what he had hoped to find after a couple of years of research. The Republic was a 585-foot long, 15,000 ton luxury liner of the White Star Line that sank in January 1909 after a collision in dense fog with another ship. Before Titanic sank in 1912, Republic had been the largest ship to sink in history. Her nickname became the Millionaires’ Ship for all the wealthy passengers she was carrying. But beyond her passengers, Republic’s sinking is notable for something much more. Within days of the sinking reports began publicly circulating that she was carrying “a large sum of money” on board, details that would soon transform into a secret treasure containing “riches beyond most men's wildest dreams.” The RMS Republic has remained a staple of treasure lore ever since. Recent appraisals by world coin experts place the prospective value of the recovery from $200 million to more than $7 billion, depending on the coin cargoes and their condition...
Well, Capt. Martin Bayerle and his team of researchers and salvage professionals are not “most men.” Republic has captivated Bayerle’s imagination now for more than 40 years. While he has had a rollercoaster ride of a life, the most recent events have been on the upswing. In 2011, Bayerle’s company, Martha’s Vineyard Scuba Headquarters Inc. (MAVIS) was awarded legal title to the wreck and cargoes by the U.S. District Court in Boston after spending decades in court. As owner, there was no longer a need to keep all his research and operations secret. In 2013, with the help of his son, Grant Bayerle (a California lawyer), the two released a book about Bayerle’s quest and research into Republic titled "The Tsar's Treasure." The book quickly generated interest by production companies and in 2015, History Channel picked up the story for a series, “Billion Dollar Wreck,” which captured the story through 9 episodes and was televised the following year in over 90 countries and seen by tens of millions of people. Since the book and series have launched, the Bayerles have focused on the big prize, setting up a company, "Lords of Fortune, LLC” (named after the ancient Roman Goddess of Luck - “Fortuna”) which is designed to make the final push for the gold, still believed after more than a century underwater to be buried deep within an undisturbed section of wreckage. Recent scans obtained by diver and maritime explorer Ben Roberts of Eastern Search and Survey support that contention. Republic, despite her age, still looks like a very attractive target for the swashbuckling investor who doesn’t mind a bit of risk...Here is the link for the rest of that article.
Final Look at Largest Treasure Shipwreck in History While Team Prepares for Search for 110-year old Gold Coin Cargo - EIN Presswire (einnews.com)
Thanks to DJ for that link. Below is a bit more on the same story from Wikipedia.
Brooklyn Divers was operated successfully until 1978, when the company’s source of supply and advertisements was abruptly cut off. Martin sued eight SCUBA company defendants for price fixing conspiracy under the Sherman Act and reached a six-figure settlement once the case went to trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York (Brooklyn Diver Supply Corp. v ScubaPro, Petersen Publications, Dacor, NASDS ... – and other major components of the sport SCUBA diving industry).[2] Martin then closed up his Brooklyn operations and moved to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. There he obtained a captain’s license, pilot’s license, and established Martha’s Vineyard Scuba Headquarters, Inc. (MAVIS) to serve as a base of operations to attempt to locate the fabled shipwreck of the RMS Republic. The Republic was the largest ship to sink in history when she sank off the U.S. East Coast in January 1909 and was rumored to be carrying a vast cargo of gold.
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| Embossed Back Bar Hayner Whiskey Bottle. |
This embossed Hayner Whiskey bottle was found on the Treasure Coast. It is a pre prohibition bottle, meaning that it dates to pre-1920. It is just over eleven inches tall. You can see a bubble in the glass below the R in TROY.
There was a paper label between the embossed "HAYNER WHISKEY" and "DISTILLARY"
The bottom provides a lot of information.
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| Bottom of Same Hayner Whiskey Bottle. |
The patent date is Nov. 20, 1897.
See Bottle Pickers (antiquebottlepickers.com)
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
Tropical storms Fred and Grace are heading away from us while tropical depression eight heads towards us a little, but not enough to help beach conditions.
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