Shipwrecks & Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas

Destruction of the Steamer Bavaria by Fire off the East Coast of America






The "Bavaria" on fire



The Herald says: The English bark 'Dorothea Thompson', Captain Frostick, from Oporto to St. Helen’s, S.C., arrived last night, bringing the passengers, officers and crew of the steamship 'Bavaria', Captain Williams, bound from New Orleans for Liverpool, and burned at sea on February 6th.

The cargo of the 'Bavaria' consisted of 4,356 bales of cotton, 1,000 barrels of resin, and 269,000 Mexican dollars. The officers, passengers and crew left the ship with nothing but what they stood in. The petty officers, cook, waiters, firemen and crew, numbered forty one in all.
They are all well...

Could it be one of a big American salvage company's projects ?
The Mexican dollars could represent more than 8 tons of silver... But surely in deep water.

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Comments (10)

1. Justin Grant The 19 Jun. 2008 at 01:16

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Is it known where this ship was wrecked?

2. le arthur The 03 Jul. 2008 at 17:24

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First question. 1Where exactly was the ships location upon sinking? 2How much if it is really silver. Would it be worth today?

3. jon The 04 Jul. 2008 at 00:20

are people right now down in the ocean trying to find it

4. Duffy The 21 Sep. 2008 at 19:31

Justin,

STUPID!!!!!

If they knew where the ship was wrecked was there wouldn't be any treasure.

DOH!!!!!SmileySmileySmiley

5. justin The 28 Oct. 2008 at 08:52

thats pretty cool

6. Jonathan The 31 Oct. 2008 at 07:09

269,000 Mexican dollars represent several tons of silver !!!

With the nowadays price for precious metals it could be a good project, even tough I believe the coins have melted with the fire on board... Smiley

What would be the price to sell your files ?

7. katherine cafaro The 01 Feb. 2009 at 22:44

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yes i would like to know more! I know that you do not [most likely] have the exact coordinates but which mainland did it sink nearest to? which ocean?Smiley and has it been seen since

8. Callum H The 09 Nov. 2009 at 22:56

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I am looking to learn more about treasure hunting, particularly marine treasure hunting. First of all, is it possible to make a living out of treasure hunting in todays world, and is there really much treasure left to be hunted?

Have you personally ran many expeditions to shipwrecks and if so, how much luck in finding loot have you had?

Lastly, how have you come to know about these shipwrecks, and all the information on the site?

Thankyou please do reply, and know that I'm very serious about taking up treasure hunting.

9. Glademir Coelho The 17 Apr. 2010 at 02:16

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Sou radiestesista sensitivo para metais. Consigo localizar naufragio com tesouro pesquisando na costa ou litoral. Procuro equipe para pesquisa.

10. elle The 20 Jul. 2010 at 12:40

yes tell more i want to go find it!!
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