The salvage efforts of sunken treasure off Charleston’s coast are caught up in more federal court motions less than a month after crews recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold from the so-called Ship of Gold. The S.S. Central America was a 278-foot steamer sailing from Panama to New York City carrying 30,000 pounds of California Gold Rush-era coins and ingots – giving rise to the name Ship of Gold – when it sank during a hurricane on Sept. 15, 1857. A crew of 101 and 447 passengers were aboard the ship – 425 of them died.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:57:04 +0000
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