Florida Treasure Salvors, Inc.

Florida Treasure Salvors, Inc. is a company known for its treasure hunting, particularly focused on recovering shipwrecks off the coast of Florida. Founded in the 1960s, it gained fame for discovering and salvaging valuable artifacts and gold coins from the sunken Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha. The company faced legal challenges over treasure rights and ownership, leading to landmark court cases that shaped laws regarding maritime salvage and treasure recovery. It represents the intersection of adventure, archaeology, and legal disputes in the quest for lost treasures in the waters of Florida.