Searching for the Concepcion treasure

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CBS TV in Miami has aired the story of Burt Webber and the 128-foot Ocean Lady ship that he has decked with hi-tech devices to search for the lost treasure of the 16th century Spanish galleon Concepcion. A pirate ship captured the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion in the Silver Bank, north of Puerto Plata, but was also shipwrecked soon after with the valuable cargo on board. A 14-man team headed by Burt Webber, who recovered US$14 million worth of items in 1978 that had been left by the pirates on the Concepcion, will use jet propulsion boots mounted on their legs underwater as they hold one-of-a-kind cesium magnetometers to search for valuable cargoes of jewels and priceless artifacts. Marine Exploration, Inc. and Burt Webber's Hispaniola Ventures, Llc have formed a joint venture agreement and partnered 50%-50% with the Dominican government. As part of the venture, Webber will also seek to return to 13 shipwreck sites that he uncovered when searching for the Concepcion. The sites are approximately six miles off Half Moon Reef, and the wrecks date from the late 17th to the 19th centuries.
The CBS special can be viewed at http://cbs4.com/local/pirates.caribbean.jewels.2.677440.html

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