The document discusses the discovery of the Spanish ship NuestraSeñora de Atocha. The ship sank in a hurricane off the coast of Florida in 1622. Some wreckage was discovered in 1971 by Mel Fisher, who had searched for years. In 1986, Fisher located the main treasure trove of the shipwreck, recovering large amounts of silver, gold, jewels, and emeralds.

1. Discovering the Atocha Building Background Knowledge

3. riptide

4. Map of location of Atocha

5. Marquesas Keys

7. Facts In September of 1622, during a hurricane, the NuestraSeñora de Atocha went down forty miles west of Key West. Some of the wreckage was discovered in 1971, by Mel Fisher after years of searching. It's main treasure-trove was finally located in 1986 producing large quantities of silver cobs, gold bars, jewelry, and choice emeralds.