Is Scuba Dive Helpful For Treasure Hunting?
Every scuba diver dreams of Treasure
Hunting maybe it is because it has been estimated that the literally
billions of dollars that have been found and pulled up from below the waves,
represent only about 2 percent of what lies below.
And the treasures beneath the surface are not only the obvious ones of
gold and silver. The sea holds a trove of historical artifacts that are also
treasure if only for their historical value.
Scuba dive for treasure hunting
There is not a specific scuba dive certification labeled “Treasure Diver” but if you are going to
do any serious treasure hunting, wreck diver and or cave or cavern diver
certification would be strongly recommended.
Since the wrecks that hold the most promising possibilities of sunken
riches are also likely in deep waters some type of training in extended and
deep-water scuba dive is also recommended such as Enriched Air Diving or
Rebreather Diving.
It is possible however for even average recreational scuba dive of
modest ability to search for undersea treasure, without ever having to enter a
wreck or a cavern.
There are metal detectors, very similar to the type used by beachcombers
and “coin shooters” along the shoreline that operate below the surface. Armed
with one of these.
Scuba dive have been known find all manner of gold and sliver nuggets,
coins and other valuable precious metals and historical artifacts.
Such underwater metal detectors range in cost from about 300.00 to
2000.00 but enthusiasts claim the often pay for themselves with just a few
finds. You can find out more about underwater metal detectors and other
treasure hunting gear for scuba dive at www.detectorpro.com
When it comes to diving for treasure while there is no denying, the lure
of doubloons and pirate gold, there is much to be found in simpler shallower
dives in lakes or rivers.
Recreational lakes especially afford many trinkets, jewelry and coins
that have been lost by boaters, fishermen and swimmers over the years, and with
the limited currents in lakes, items lost tend to stay in place.
Treasure diver Gary Storm describes some surprising finds in a lake
literally in his own backyard. “You jumped in the water by your dock and not 20
feet from it you found the most gorgeous Diamond ruby antique ring.
Some of the other things you found were a purse with 2 barber quarters
and four pennies. An 1876 seated quarter, 1865 two-cent piece, and 3 walking
half dollars, another gold ring and a few pieces of sterling jewelry.
You also found a few antique bottles. It was
great fun.”
But if an adventurous Treasure Hunt in an exotic local is more what you
have in mind - there are many organized Treasure Dives that go on around the
world on a regular basis that you can sign on for.
Usually the organizers of the scuba dive hold the necessary permits to
scuba dive on a known treasure dive site, and depending on how the scuba dive
has been set up you as a participant can either keep.
What you find within the parameters of the licensing agreement with the
local authorities, or share in the percentage of the overall “take” in the
scuba dive.
Source: lifeinfozone.com