Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario found by Odyssey Marine

[psdiver]

The shipwreck and its contents were found by Odyssey Marine:

Deep-sea divers have just made the find of a lifetime. A ship that is believed to have sunk almost 400 years ago has been discovered. Located a quarter mile deep on the bottom of the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico, the sunken ship is believed to be the Buen Jesus y Nuestra Senora del Rosario. The ship was part of a Spanish fleet of 28 ships, eight of which met their demise on September 5, 1622, during a hurricane.
Perhaps the most exciting part of the find is that the shipwreck contains more than 17,000 pieces of real-life treasure. There were 39 bars of gold, ceramic jars, jewels, precious stones, silver coins, and even a device that was used to navigate the ship by the stars. And apparently, those aboard the ship kept parrots as pets, because bird bones were found on board. This is the first time the remains of a parrot have been found in a shipwreck.
The shipwreck and its contents were found by Odyssey Marine Exploration, a company that specializes in locating long-lost deep-sea artifacts. Odyssey's president, Greg Stemm, said of the Spanish treasure, "this is the major find of our time."
The loss of the Rosario and the other eight ships is believed to have contributed to the fall of the Spanish Empire. The Spanish [COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important]economy[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] was relying on the contents of the ship for a jump-start.
The artifacts found in the treasure are going to be on display at the Odyssey's headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

NICE NEWS CLIP:
Shipwreck Discovered Off Gulf of Mexico Has Bounty of Real Treasure

 

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[wrecker]

Today's the day!

 

[old man]

Since this thread by psdiver is the third one in 24 hours reporting the same find by Odyssey. I had a question. Since this wreck was first found by Odyssey Marine in or around 1990. Is Odyssey currently still bringing up artifacts from this wreck or is this old news

 

[psdiver]

This link is dated April 5, 2013. You deside

Shipwreck Discovered Off Gulf of Mexico Has Bounty of Real Treasure

 

[FindSomeGold]

Since this thread by psdiver is the third one in 24 hours reporting the same find by Odyssey. I had a question. Since this wreck was first found by Odyssey Marine in or around 1990. Is Odyssey currently still bringing up artifacts from this wreck or is this old news

It is quite strange. I'm thinking they only recently really started salvaging it or something?!

 

[old man]

This link is dated April 5, 2013. You deside

Shipwreck Discovered Off Gulf of Mexico Has Bounty of Real Treasure

And this Link from 1991 says they salvaged it back then. That's why I asked if they are still in the process of salvaging it. Perhaps someone in the know has that information.
http://www.shipwreck.net/pdf/Kinglsey.pdf

In 1989 Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology from Tampa Florida, discovered a Colonial era Shipwreck. The following year Odyssey Marine and Gregg Stem. Through out 1990 and 1991 the sites entire archaeological assemblages were recorded and recovered.
If everything was recorded and recovered in 1990 and 1991 ? That is why I am asking, maybe someone knows.

 

[trsrseeker]

One of the articles makes it appear this is about a new book being released not about new discoveries.

 

[Trez]

It is a bit confusing...old news or has something new come to be.
Wonder if this is a way to tell Spain to palo por el culo ?
Waiting to hear more myself.

Trez

 

[ArchaeoX]

[FONT=&quot]This site was discovered almost 25 years ago by Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology, a forerunner of Odyssey Marine. Back then, it was called the “Seahawk I” site. The excavation happened in 1990-91. No fieldwork has been done since then. It is odd that all these recent stories make it appear as if the wreck is a new discovery. Odyssey is releasing an archaeological report about the site right about now, so the news coverage is probably linked to that.[/FONT]

 

[Salvor6]

ArchaeoX I beg to differ. I thought the same thing until I watched the video. The wreck that Seahawk found in 1989 was called the "Merced." It was also part of the 1622 fleet. The Merced didn't have any gold bars. Instead Seahawk found 22,000 artifacts including many (I don't know how many) emeralds. The entire collection was purchased by "Michaels Emeralds International" after Greg Stemm left Seahawk. The document that "Barney" posted on another thread (Treasure Found!!!!!!!!) shows the Seahawk Retriever on the site. Of the eight vessels lost in the 1622 fleet, this makes the fourth one found.

 

[ArchaeoX]

Here's the site's story posted on Odyssey's website - Tortugas

 

[mad4wrecks]

Were there 2 ships named Rosario in the 1622 fleet? Because the National Park Service and Florida State University both claim the Rosario is in shallow water off Bird Key and that little was recovered during their investigations because the Spanish thoroughly salvaged it.

 

[psdiver]

Odyssey Marine Exploration Publishes Research From the Tortugas Shipwreck Excavation
By GlobeNewswire, April 09, 2013, 07:59:00 AM EDT

TAMPA, Fla., April 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX), a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean exploration, has published a new series of scientific papers on the Tortugas shipwreck which was originally excavated in 1990 and 1991.
The Tortugas shipwreck is believed to be the remains of the 117-ton Buen Jesús Nuestra Señora del Rosario, one of the vessels sailing with the 1622 Tierra Firme treasure fleet bound for Spain. The papers are included in Oceans Odyssey 3: The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Straits of Florida: A Merchant Vessel from Spain's 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet, recently published by Oxbow Books, Oxford. This is the third volume of Oceans Odyssey detailing Odyssey's pioneering archaeological work.
"Oceans Odyssey 3 is a product of our ongoing commitment to publish quality archaeological reports," said Greg Stemm, Odyssey Marine Exploration's CEO. "The comprehensive archaeological excavation of the Tortugas shipwreck over 20 years ago paved the way for innovative advances in the methodology and robotic

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that we use to this day."​

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"This was one of the most important shipwreck finds of its time," continued Stemm. "The archaeological world had long wondered what a colonial shipwreck would look like in the depths of the ocean, and whether it was possible to actually conduct archaeological fieldwork using robotics. Both these questions were answered by the Tortugas shipwreck. It was clear from the condition of this site that deep water shipwrecks were not going to be the perfectly preserved specimens that scientists had hoped for - unfortunately nature and trawlers caused significant damage even at those depths. The excavation team also proved that it was possible to conduct a sensitive archeological excavation remotely with an archaeologist supervising ROV technicians."
The Tortugas shipwreck was discovered in the Straits of Florida in 1989 at a depth of 405 meters. The fieldwork commenced in 1990 and was the world's first comprehensive deep-ocean archaeological excavation conducted exclusively using advanced robotics and acoustic positioning. Nearly 17,000 artifacts, ranging from gold bars to silver coins, pearls, ceramics, beads, glassware, astrolabes, tortoiseshell, animal bones and seeds, were recovered from the site during the 1990-1991 excavation seasons. The Tortugas shipwreck reflects the daily life of trade with the Americas at the end of the Golden Age of Spain and demonstrated the capabilities of deep-sea robotics as tools for precision archaeological excavation.
Built in Portugal and operated by Spanish merchants, the Buen Jesús was part of the Spanish Tierra Firme flota lost in September 1622 during a ferocious hurricane that struck the Florida Keys. Evidence suggests that this merchant navio had sailed from Seville to Cumana in eastern Venezuela to pick up a large consignment of pearls and probably the newly cultivated cash crop tobacco as well as other valuables including gold and silver from the New World.
"The Tortugas shipwreck dates to the Golden Age, the dazzling world of creativity epitomized by El Greco, Velázquez and Cervantes," said Dr. Sean Kingsley, director of Wreck Watch Int. and editor of Oceans Odyssey 3. "Rather than staring at paintings, the Buen Jesús lets us dive into the 3D world of the past and study an extraordinary moment in time."
In conjunction with the Oceans Odyssey 3 release, Odyssey is featuring artifacts from the shipwreck in its free

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museum, available at www.OdysseysVirtualMuseum.com. Odyssey's touring exhibition SHIPWRECK!, also features artifacts from the Tortugas shipwreck. Artifacts recovered from the shipwreck are also maintained in Odyssey's permanent collection, which is available for study by qualified academics and for exhibition by museums and science centers. Oceans Odyssey 3 is available for purchase in Odyssey's Shipwreck Store at www.ShipwreckStore.com.
Following previous successful engagements in New Orleans, Tampa, Detroit, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, Baltimore, Sarasota, San Antonio, and Hot Springs, Odyssey's SHIPWRECK! exhibition is currently on display at the Museum of Science, Boston.
About Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) is engaged in deep-ocean exploration using innovative methods and state-of-the-art technology for historic shipwreck projects, modern commodity shipwrecks and mineral exploration. The company has a majority ownership stake in Oceanica Resources, and minority ownership stakes in Neptune Minerals and Chatham Rock Phosphate, Ltd, all companies controlling exclusive mineral licenses for areas believed to contain high-value ocean floor mineral deposits. Odyssey also provides contracting services, including proprietary deep-ocean expertise and equipment, to governments and companies around the world.
Odyssey offers various ways to share in the excitement of deep-ocean exploration by making shipwreck treasures and artifacts available to the general public, students, and collectors through its webstore, exhibits, books, television, merchandise, educational programs and virtual museum located at www.OdysseysVirtualMuseum.com. The company also maintains a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/OdysseyMarine and a Twitter feed @OdysseyMarine.
For details on Odyssey's activities and its commitment to the preservation of maritime heritage please visit www.shipwreck.net.
Forward-Looking Information
Odyssey Marine Exploration believes the information set forth in this News Release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Report Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Certain factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which has been filed with the ​

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Read more: Odyssey Marine Exploration Publishes Research From the Tortugas Shipwreck Excavation​

 

[Salvor6]

Hey Tom, the Rosario off Bird Key is from the 1733 fleet.

 

[mad4wrecks]

Hi Pete. Bird Key is down in the Dry Tortugas, near Garden Key. No 1733 wrecks down that way. I am indeed referring to the Rosario from the 1622 fleet and just trying to clear up some confusion. It has been listed in several references as a 600 ton ship. Supposedly investigated by the NPS and the FSU anthropological unit in the early 80's. Not a deep water wreck, but a shallow wreck near Bird Key. Hence my question about 2 Roasario's in the 1622 fleet, each reported at different tonnages. See pasted text and attached photo:

In the summer of 1981 and 1982 George Fischer directed underwater archaeological investigations of what is considered the wreck of the Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the 1622 Spanish fleet, as well as an unidentified patache of the same fleet. This investigation revealed what could represent one of the pataches that was sent to salvage the Rosario less than a month after the hurricane that sank it, possibly documenting the speed with which the Spanish salvaged their own wrecks.

By Dr. Michael K. Faught
The Department of Anthropology at Florida State University recently hired me to direct the Program in Underwater Archaeology working with George Fischer and Gregg Stanton at the Academic Diving Program in teaching underwater archaeology, focusing on anthropological issues associated with underwater sites—be they prehistoric or historic, continuing a hands-on approach to training, and conducting research on local underwater cultural resources.
In the 1960’s and 1970’s, much shipwreck archaeology was conducted at FSU in cooperation with the Park Service’s Southeastern Archaeological Center. George R. Fischer came to prominence in the field of underwater archaeology during this time, and he has been involved in several significant shipwreck projects, such as the H.M.S. Fowey (1748) and the Nuestra Senora de Rosario (1622)

 

[capt dom]

Media folks have their own unique ways of putting their spin on history...
Many writers make a living resurrecting old stories and re selling them. In a recent Treasure
Magazine article there is a perfect case in point - very old and dated story retold with a modern spin.

Did an one check to see if OMEX stock spiked after or during this recent press release?
with the manpower, professional expertise, equipment and technology they now have I would not be surprised
if they went back to the original Seahawk site bounced on it and then re wrote the whole
deal...

Sounds like a pretty slick move by some well financed 21st century privateers!

 

[ArchaeoX]

Mad4wrecks: The site at the Tortugas is the NS del Rosario that was Capitana of the Tierra Firme fleet. It grounded alongside the island and was completely salvaged within weeks of wrecking. To add to the confusion, there was another galleon and three smaller merchant ships in the fleet, PLUS the wreck Seahawk/Odyssey is reporting, all named with some variation of "Rosario." (Apparently creativity was not a factor in naming ships back then!) It is probably easier to refer to the Seahawk site as the "Buen Jesus."

 

[mad4wrecks]

Thank you for your response.That was the type of information I was looking for. Cheers! Tom