jackdaniels
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The hurricane gods have blessed you!
Hurricane Dorian Score!!!
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If you can't get the dream finding a great one can always do!
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Wmass guy
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Congrats quite the quest you’re on!
Emwonk
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Awesome finds, and dedication!
Skippy SH13
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OOOH!! looking forward to hearing about the night hunt! sweet write-up!
Congrats on the icy gold!
Congrats on the icy gold!
Compass
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That's a nice looking ring- congrats! Sounds like you went through a lot to get it and certainly deserved to be rewarded for your efforts. 
metaladdict
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Congrats for the gold you found!
maxxkatt
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I will weigh in withy my opinion. You are both right in a sense. OP, was not finding much on the sanded in beach so he moved and found heavy items on another beach.
On the 1715 fleet you are also right. You never know what will be washed up or uncovered in a known location for the historic proven wreck sites. And after major storms is the best opportunity to hunt. You increase your odds of finding some good stuff after major storms hit the areas described below.
Here is what and where on Vero beach:
WRECK NAME: Boiler Wreck (SS Breconshire) Originally named Numida.
NEAREST CITY: Vero Beach, FL
BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: 27 39.206N, 80 21.308W for the beach parking lot at the intersection of Ocean Drive and Beachland Blvd.
BEACH ACCESS FOR GOOGLE MAPS: Unknown (very limited parking less than ten spaces)
DIRECTIONS FROM BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: Walk down the beach access ramp and turn right and walk south on the beach for about 190 feet for the northern most beach hunt location. From that point (the northern beach location) go another 192 feet to reach the southern beach hunt location.
APPROXIMATE BEACH HUNT LOCATION: between 27°39'10.48"N, 80°21'18.06"W and 27°39'8.74"N, 80°21'17.35"W
WATER LOCATION OF WRECK: 27°39'9"N , 80°21'3"W (1,339 feet offshore)
REPORTED FINDS: No gold or silver but many relics.
NOTES: This wreck also known as the Boiler Wreck, was built in 1833 by Sunderland SB Co. in Sunderland, England. Originally named the Numida, she was 299 feet long, had a 37 foot beam, displaced 2,544 gross tons and was powered by a 250 nhp compound engine. The Beconshire was owned by Jenkins & Co. of London and was en route from New York to Tampa when she wrecked on April 30, 1894, at Bethel Creek (Vero Beach). It went down 100 years ago. This is not a treasure wreck but many historic relics have been found. This was a steam and sail cargo ship.
WRECK NAME: Rio Maro (Nuestra Senora del Carmen)
NEAREST CITY: Vero Beach, FL
BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: 27° 38.703' N, 80° 21.174' W
BEACH ACCESS FOR GOOGLE MAPS: Riomar Drive and Ocean Drive (limited parking)
DIRECTIONS FROM BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: From ramp down to beach turn right and go south for 2,457 feet.
APPROXIMATE BEACH HUNT LOCATION: 27°38'18.24"N, 80°21'3.59"W
WATER LOCATION OF WRECK: 27 38.300N, 80 20.900W about 860 feet offshore.
REPORTED FINDS: Spanish gold coins, jewelry, artifacts, an emerald teardrop, three-carat ruby stone, gold finger ring with amethyst, 8 gold rings, 5 gold earrings, 2 gold brooches, 2 gold flower ornament holders, gold hat pin, gold hair piece, 2 gold crucifixes, 3 pairs of gold cuff-links, 3 gold pendants, 3 gold wire pieces, a gold grooming spoon and a silver candelabral.
NOTES: Ships manifest: 46,095 pesos, 6 reales, 10 maravedis in gold doubloons, 309 castellanos, 7 tomines, 646 castellanos in two small gold bars, 19 gold bars, some doubloons valued at 26,063 pesos, 2,650 pesos in gold doubloons ,1,485 in silver reales and 3 gold chains valued at 747 pesos. The Rio Mar Wreck, presumed to be the Jesus Maria, a 1716 salvage vessel that rolled over during the rescue works. There may be an additional shipwreck at the same location.
There is more parking at E. Causeway Blvd and Route 1A1 - turn toward beach until it dead ends into Ocean drive. You will see a large beach parking lot. From the northern most path and boardwalk to the beach, turn left and walk about 1,800 feet north to beach hunt area.
This is from a booklet I wrote several years ago. "Metal Detecting Field Guide to Florida's Treasure Coast Shipwrecks". Note the very precise research done to give you the best locations on the Treasure Coast wrecks. note you can put in the lat/longs into google earth to get a birds eye view of the beach locations. You can hunt along the beach in these areas and a little bit out in the water and not cause problems with the leased wreck sites which are illegal to dive on if they are still under an active lease. The lease owner will probably run you off if they catch you diving on their site.
On the 1715 fleet you are also right. You never know what will be washed up or uncovered in a known location for the historic proven wreck sites. And after major storms is the best opportunity to hunt. You increase your odds of finding some good stuff after major storms hit the areas described below.
Here is what and where on Vero beach:
WRECK NAME: Boiler Wreck (SS Breconshire) Originally named Numida.
NEAREST CITY: Vero Beach, FL
BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: 27 39.206N, 80 21.308W for the beach parking lot at the intersection of Ocean Drive and Beachland Blvd.
BEACH ACCESS FOR GOOGLE MAPS: Unknown (very limited parking less than ten spaces)
DIRECTIONS FROM BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: Walk down the beach access ramp and turn right and walk south on the beach for about 190 feet for the northern most beach hunt location. From that point (the northern beach location) go another 192 feet to reach the southern beach hunt location.
APPROXIMATE BEACH HUNT LOCATION: between 27°39'10.48"N, 80°21'18.06"W and 27°39'8.74"N, 80°21'17.35"W
WATER LOCATION OF WRECK: 27°39'9"N , 80°21'3"W (1,339 feet offshore)
REPORTED FINDS: No gold or silver but many relics.
NOTES: This wreck also known as the Boiler Wreck, was built in 1833 by Sunderland SB Co. in Sunderland, England. Originally named the Numida, she was 299 feet long, had a 37 foot beam, displaced 2,544 gross tons and was powered by a 250 nhp compound engine. The Beconshire was owned by Jenkins & Co. of London and was en route from New York to Tampa when she wrecked on April 30, 1894, at Bethel Creek (Vero Beach). It went down 100 years ago. This is not a treasure wreck but many historic relics have been found. This was a steam and sail cargo ship.
WRECK NAME: Rio Maro (Nuestra Senora del Carmen)
NEAREST CITY: Vero Beach, FL
BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: 27° 38.703' N, 80° 21.174' W
BEACH ACCESS FOR GOOGLE MAPS: Riomar Drive and Ocean Drive (limited parking)
DIRECTIONS FROM BEACH ACCESS LOCATION: From ramp down to beach turn right and go south for 2,457 feet.
APPROXIMATE BEACH HUNT LOCATION: 27°38'18.24"N, 80°21'3.59"W
WATER LOCATION OF WRECK: 27 38.300N, 80 20.900W about 860 feet offshore.
REPORTED FINDS: Spanish gold coins, jewelry, artifacts, an emerald teardrop, three-carat ruby stone, gold finger ring with amethyst, 8 gold rings, 5 gold earrings, 2 gold brooches, 2 gold flower ornament holders, gold hat pin, gold hair piece, 2 gold crucifixes, 3 pairs of gold cuff-links, 3 gold pendants, 3 gold wire pieces, a gold grooming spoon and a silver candelabral.
NOTES: Ships manifest: 46,095 pesos, 6 reales, 10 maravedis in gold doubloons, 309 castellanos, 7 tomines, 646 castellanos in two small gold bars, 19 gold bars, some doubloons valued at 26,063 pesos, 2,650 pesos in gold doubloons ,1,485 in silver reales and 3 gold chains valued at 747 pesos. The Rio Mar Wreck, presumed to be the Jesus Maria, a 1716 salvage vessel that rolled over during the rescue works. There may be an additional shipwreck at the same location.
There is more parking at E. Causeway Blvd and Route 1A1 - turn toward beach until it dead ends into Ocean drive. You will see a large beach parking lot. From the northern most path and boardwalk to the beach, turn left and walk about 1,800 feet north to beach hunt area.
This is from a booklet I wrote several years ago. "Metal Detecting Field Guide to Florida's Treasure Coast Shipwrecks". Note the very precise research done to give you the best locations on the Treasure Coast wrecks. note you can put in the lat/longs into google earth to get a birds eye view of the beach locations. You can hunt along the beach in these areas and a little bit out in the water and not cause problems with the leased wreck sites which are illegal to dive on if they are still under an active lease. The lease owner will probably run you off if they catch you diving on their site.
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RockyNH72
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nice find
FoiledAgain
Elite Member
Nice find. I like the design. Good luck loading up on the gold on your trek home.
onthespot
Elite Member
A ton of great info in your post, Thank you sir. I plan on spending some time learning the treasure coast beaches as I would love to find a Spanish wreck coin.
onthespot
Elite Member
Infourtuatlly, that would end up being my last hunt. I had the train come off the tracks so to speak. I had a tire separate, another tire that picked up a nail and had to be plugged. On top of that, my scoop broke, I dropped my Gray Ghost headphones in the parking lot and they quit working. And to top it off, my Sov GT was leaning against my car and I bumped it. When it hit the pavement, the battery housing broke. It still works, but it's missing a piece as big as a dime. you can see all the internals.
After all that, I figured someone was telling me it was time to go. Lol
