Sebastian Sam,
Maybe you are right, maybe there are still 300 chests out there or maybe some one already found it and never reported it and I’m not only talking about modern days maybe even back in the days when the disaster had recently happened. But for the sake of the argument and to the best of our knowledge lets say that the 300 chests are out there. Why do you think they have not been found if the site has been surveyed and searched for the last 45 years by everyone known in the industry from Mel Fisher him self to Mo Molinar, Marx, Weller, Art Heartman, Tommy Gore, Terry Armstrong, Greg Bounds, John Brandon, Tom Gidus, ARRG

and I’m sure I left out over 20 names...
Wher do you think every one has gone wrong? Anyone else other than Sam please feel free to answer this question....
In agreement with Sebastian Sam and Wreckdiver1715 that non of the wrecks have been positively ID’ed.......and to the best of our knowledge lets say that:
1. Santo Cristo de San Roman - Cabin Wreck
2. Nuestra Senora de Regla – Corrigan’s Wreck
3. Nuestra Senora del Carmen – Rio Mar Wreck
4. La Holandesa- Between Rio mar and Sandy Point
5. Nuestra Senora del Rosario – Sandy Point Wreck
Wedge wreck- I’m not sure what’s in this site, the one thing I can say for sure is that this is not the “Urca” The distance in the testimonies and letters don’t math. Plus the amount of cannons found were way more than what the “Urca” was carrying. Based on the testimonies and letters the “Urca” should be closer to Tiger Shores or in the vicinity of that area. Very little ballast stones have been found in this site I wonder if it’s the deck of the “Nieves” and Clored Beach is the hull. It could even be “El Ciervo" for all we know.
6. “Nieves”- Colored Beach
Ivan wrote on post #2 that Salmon knew the location of 9 of the wrecks.
I believe those wrecks were.
1. Regla
2. San Roman
3. Carmen
4. Holandesa
5. Rosario
6. Urca
7.Nieves
8. El Ciervo
9. Galante
I believe that the vessels that are still missing are;
1. Urca.
2. Concepcion which I strongly believe is what Rex S. Found in Melbourne
3. San Miguel
4. El Ciervo
5. Galante
As always this is just my humble opinion........
On the controversy of the origin of Ubilla’s small fragatilla; These documents confirm that in fact it was purchased by Ubilla from Echeverz in Havana.
Letter Dated 14 Nov 1715 From Principe Florida over the los of the 1715 fleet..”Sobre isla del Palmar en frente de los Mimbres” General Ubilla, alon with 36 passengers, was lost....(I’m not going to type this entire letter but further down it reads) The frigatilla which Ubilla bought from Echeverz in Havana lost all hands....
Escribania de Camara 1958C- Don Miguel de Lima y Melo in Havana to Duque de Linares,dated 19 October 1715.
“ The day 24th of July at 0800 in the morning we sailed from this port (Havana), our flota composed of five ships-Capitana, Almiranta, Refuerzo, Patache and small fragatilla which General Ubilla bought in Havana.
Tom, You mentioned some thing about a latter that says that Ubillas frigatilla was build in Cuba?
If so then the controversy will remain a controversy....
