Treasure hunts in Brittany and Celtic Sea

Treasure hunts in Brittany and Celtic Sea by Bernard Foucault

Summary:

What does Bernard Foucault, a renowned diver and author, invite us to do in this book? Quite simply to an authentic treasure hunt on the Breton coasts and in the Celtic Sea. As a sea historian, the author presents the real treasures that disappeared during shipwrecks (cargoes of ingots, coins, diamonds, ivory...) and the results of the first treasure hunts. Thus, as early as 1476, a Spanish ship, richly loaded, was wrecked on the island of Sein. More recently, the President Lincoln, the largest American ship sunk during the First World War, disappeared loaded with an important cargo of gold intended to finance the war effort in Europe. Where does it lie today? Probably 430 miles west of Brest, like so many others. Bernard Foucault, relying on often unpublished documents, conducts a fascinating investigation. In all, the reader will discover, in great detail, some fifteen wrecks containing riches that have not yet been discovered, not to mention a complementary list of 72 other shipwrecks that have also swallowed up treasures. A fascinating quest, always against a backdrop of drama and adventure, which regularly delights divers, such as the discovery of 240 tons of silver ingots in the Atlantic Ocean in September 2011 on the SS Gairsoppa sunk in 1941.