Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas

Does any group/individual have current research data available about the 3 others vessels travelling with this vessel ? We are considering mounting a serious search for these vessesl in late 2009

Message edited : 2009-01-25 at 02:27 by treasures

Yes , the Flor do Mar ! This ship is one of the most sought after ships . Bob Marx wrote he found that ship and even offered artifacts recovered . This was all a sales pitch because these artifacts could never been dated nor could ever be established that they came from the Flor . My suggestion is to get a closer fix on : 1) the kingdom of Daru . 2) the river Pacem . Bob Marx produced a map that stated ,, Aqui seperdo Alphonso de Albuquerque ,, this ofcourse was a false lead to the spot of wrecking . Another remarcable thing happened . A chinese Junk coming from the wrecksite and loaded with some treasure , captained by Jorges Nunes de Leao , not steering the right course enterd the port of Aru . The Junk was robbed of it's content by the natives . Another name that is mentioned is the coastal area of Pasai . There were 10 ships taking part in campaign by the Portuguese . They were Flor do Mar , Trindade , Anunciada , Santo Antonio , Santa Cruz , Bretao , Taforeia, Enxobregas , Cambaia , Santa Caterina , Joia , Santiago and the Soa Joao . The ship that aided the Flor do Mar after it was wrecked was the Trinidade , captained by Pero de Alpoem . I my opinion only a strong financed salvage operation might have some success finding the Flor under yards of mud and sand . But ....never give up , the rewards will ne enormous . Cornelius

One remark I still want to make .( And it is an important remark ) . The search for the Flor do Mar should be first conducted ashore and not in the ocean . Cornelius

Cornelius thank you kindly for that open and very frank information I have been in contact with Pascal via emails and we have a lot in common . I am responsible for a SATELLITE IMAGERY service from the U.K. namely MERLINDOWN my area covers S.E. ASIA and China and we are very serious about our work our system will penetrate up to 75 feet underground and down to 2550 meters Offshore world wide.
I shall study your comments closely indeed and again thank you for your information.
My best regards Chris Parton

Thank you Chris for showing so much interest in Indonesia . The two of you need all the luck in the world . If you keep on working on this project you will have the success you deserve . Cornelius