More about the sunken treasure. ...more

May 4, 2009

Archaeologists will be at Bayport Park today to give the public a chance to learn more about an effort to find sunken wrecks from the Civil War era. ...more

March 28, 2009

Last week, it was an empty field beside Sebring International Raceway. On Tuesday, there were hundreds of semi-trailers, RVs and campers, all waiting for Wednesday morning, so they can dash to the infield for the best spot at the Mobil One Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh from Florida. ...more

March 18, 2009

As Ben Ellis watched the news over the past couple of days about four fishermen missing in the Gulf of Mexico, he could almost feel the salt water spray and the body heat draining away. ...more

March 4, 2009

Florida deep-sea explorers said Monday they're still hoping to find 4 tons of gold thought to be in a recently discovered British shipwreck, but are just as pleased to be able to add a piece to the puzzle of Britain's cultural heritage. ...more

February 2, 2009

Florida deep-sea explorers say they're negotiating with the British government over collaborating on their latest spectacular find. ...more

February 2, 2009

If current projections hold, the city of Tampa will be $35 million in the hole by 2010. Major cuts in service and personnel will be inevitable. ...more

December 22, 2008

TAMPA Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company that recovered a sunken treasure worth an estimated $500 million from the Atlantic Ocean last year, said late Monday it lost $6.5 million, or 13 cents a share, in the third quarter. The treasure won't be reflected in Odyssey's financial results until ownership of the loot — 17 tons of colonial-era coins — is determined by a federal court in Tampa. Odyssey could be ordered to return the coins to Spain, which has claimed ownership of the entire haul. ...more

November 11, 2008

Another claim has been made for the enormous sunken treasure recovered last year from the Atlantic Ocean by Odyssey Marine Exploration. ...more

August 21, 2008

Another claim has been made for the enormous sunken treasure recovered last year from the Atlantic Ocean by Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. The Tampa-based deep-sea salvage company said today that Peru has filed a claim in U.S. District Court in Tampa for the treasure, 17 tons of colonial-era coins worth an estimated $500 million. ...more

August 20, 2008