Treasure Hunter Diving for Gold on North America's Death Coast

Name: Treasure Hunter Diving for Gold on North America's Death Coast
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ISBN: 9780425253632

ISBN-10: 0425253635

ISBN-13: 9780425253632

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robert MacKinnon, Dallas Murphy

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For more than four decades, world-renowned diver and treasure hunter Captain Robert MacKinnon has reclaimed sunken caches from the dangerous shallow waters along the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Known as the Death Coast for its treacherous reefs and violent currents, the area’s rocky bottom is layered with shipwrecks and untold riches.In short—a treasure hunter’s paradise.In Treasure Hunter, Robert MacKinnon recounts the risks and challenges—both nautical and legal—in exploring shipwrecks dating back to the War of 1812 and before the Revolutionary War. As he salvages the secrets of the sea, MacKinnon vividly captures the excitement of discovery and conveys his passion…

Book details

List price: $24.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.22" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Introduction


Foreword




HMS Fantome



First Shipwreck: SS Montara



The Treasure of Ragged Rock Cove



Dive Scatarie Project



Tons of Copper Coins



The Hurricane of 1975



Discovery of the Auguste



Enter Parks Canada



Betrayal



Finding HMS Feversham



New England Silver



Le Chameau



Back on HMS Fantome



New Discoveries



Sovereign Immunity


Afterword



Treasure Hunting: The Techniques of Discovery and Recovery from Shallow-Water Shipwrecks



A Brief History of the Provincial Silver: The First Coins of Colonial North America



Nova Scotia's Cultural Shipwreck Resources



Legal Opinions and Related Court Decisions



Shipwreck Artifacts In Situ



Overview of Shipwreck Recovery and Site Survey Maps


Selected Bibliography


Acknowledgments