Shipwreck John

Welcome back to the pub me hearty!!

Thanks!! got a couple more pics and I may do a different one for the Desktop...got to transfer the files over still

just changed mine to this one

Sorry Iron Bess... wasn't sure where to post it.... Guess the moderator would need to do that....

Treasure Found!! Thousands of pearls found in shipwreck Sat Jun 16, 11:56 PM ET KEY WEST, Fla. - Salvagers discovered thousands of pearls Friday in a small, lead box they said they found while searching for the wreckage of the 17th-century Spanish galleon Santa Margarita. Divers from Blue Water Ventures of Key West said they found the sealed box, measuring 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches, along with a gold bar, eight gold chains and hundreds of other artifacts earlier this week. They were apparently buried beneath the ocean floor in approximately 18 feet of water about 40 miles west of Key West. "There are several thousand pearls starting from an eighth of an inch to three-quarters of an inch," said Duncan Mathewson, marine archaeologist and partner in Blue Water Ventures. James Sinclair, archaeologist and conservator consulting with Mel Fisher's Treasures, Blue Water's joint-venture partners, said the pearls are very rare because of their antiquity and condition. Sinclair said pearls don't normally survive the ocean water once they are out of the oyster that makes them. "In this instance, we had a lead box and the silt that had sifted into the box from the site of the Margarita, which preserved the pearls in a fairly pristine state," he said. An initial cache of treasure and artifacts from the Santa Margarita was discovered in 1980 by pioneering shipwreck salvor Mel Fisher. The ship was bound for Spain when it sank in a hurricane in 1622. The pearls will be conserved, documented and photographed in an archaeological laboratory above the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West. "Until they're properly cleaned and conserved we don't know their value, but it would seem they would be worth upwards of a million dollars," Mathewson said.

Homer, a handsome dude, walked into a sports bar around 9:58 PM. He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 news was now on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a tall building preparing to jump. The blonde looked at Homer and said, "Do you think he'll jump?" Homer said, "You know, I bet he'll jump" The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't." Homer placed 20 dollars on the bar and said, "You're on!" Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy did a swan dive off of the building, falling to his death. The blonde was very upset and handed her 20 dollars to Homer, saying, "Fair's fair. Here's your money." Homer replied, "I can't take your money, I saw this earlier on the 5 o'clock news and knew he would jump." The blonde replied, "I did too; but I didn't think he'd do it again." Homer took the money.

Unfortunately No My Buddy and I each got one a piece. He caught a speckled cat and I caught a largemouth bass. the bass was too small and the cat wasn't really big enough to keep without getting more. We will both have to spin a yarn to tell our wives

Welcome back Me Hearty!!!! Glad to see back in port

The tv in the other room. I think Intervention is on A&E

Getting ready to catch one of these! Aint he Purty

Ahoy Mister Fiddle. Welcome to the Pub!

Watching me favorite Pirate Movie........Treasure Island with Robert Newton

Captain Dan--

Just Curious. This came up in another forum and I was wondering myself...Is there a historical significance?

Good Movie....Makes me want to move there

Aye it is Mate.... Just have to watch out for the naked Hippies

Hook Vs Sparrow Hook for Me Mates....What say you?

for the Captain Dan in all of us

Sunrise on the Ochlocknee River

working in the yard only because I woke up too late to go fishing

POTC Cereal commercial

a tangerine

Bilgemunkey's radio station!! Yarr!!!

^ Maxwell Smart ^ I did for a bit but my grill broke and I need a new one < ready for spring to get here so I can fish more. V what kind of outdoor activity do you like to do the most?