The last of the three National Geographic LaserDiscs is something different compared to the first two. Instead of looking into the ecosystem of some place, this time we're looking into the story of Mel Fisher, a treasure hunter, and his hunt for the shipwreck "Nuestra Señora de Atocha" (Spanish for "Our Lady of Atocha"), which sunk in the Florida Keys in 1622.National Geographic Video: Atocha: Quest for Treasure (1986) | 57:26
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My late husband grew up with one of the main divers on the Atocha. They were room mates when he and I first dated. It was fascinating listening to his stories of the search and find. I also got to see a lot beautiful jewelry and coins.
Another good book on the search is by Eugene Lyons. If memory serves a more precise spot where the Atocha went down was discovered by looking in Spanish records. The Spaniards kept very good records but when they were first reviewed by those searching someone did not understand the Castilian dialect they were written in, and originally the wrong spot to search was chosen. When that mistake was discovered they were able to go to the correct area.
