In 2015, contracted divers from the company Booty Salvage—owned and operated by the Schmitt family—recovered 101 gold coins from the wreck site, according to a statement from the FWC.

BUT FWC SAYS THEY CAN HELP AFTER 2 HURRICANES SHIP WRECKED BOATS ALONG THE GULF COAST. >> LEAST A 30 FOOTER, SAILBOAT. SO. >> NICE BOAT. I BET YOU IT'S EXPENSIVE, TOO. >> TUCKED INTO THE MANGROVES ...

In an extraordinary act of heroism, two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in ...