Mel Fisher: The Treasure Hunting King of Key West

Mel Fisher: The Treasure Hunting King of Key West

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@Biographics Says:
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@bigbirdmusic8199 Says:
I'm in key west right now, and I'm consuming any and all content on the atocha as I just purchased an authentic silver coin from the wreck itself. I'm beyond words at the treasure and history I now wear around my neck
@user-ri9hb6th1w Says:
I really like you videos but god damn ! Its not the atohoe! Its thw ATOCHA! AAA TOWCH AHH....! LOL ! other than that good video , this is amazing , i would have loved to have been able to be involved in a search for sunken treasure when i was younger . its the stuff of dreams , and the government is F"D for trying to take what they didnt even help find , typica stuff for state and fed gov to try to take what aint theirs ....
@trigger5.563 Says:
I need one of these coins 😮
@benmallahsstockbroker3752 Says:
Next video in line after Robert Marx should be Carl Allen.
@benmallahsstockbroker3752 Says:
Do a video on Robert F. Marx. He makes Mel look like an amature.
@philipibaugh2925 Says:
I remember seeing a documentary about this guy. I also seen one on the SS Central America that sunk off the coast of South Carolina. It was carrying Gold from the San Francisco gold rush.
@juanvaldez2921 Says:
uh · tow · chuh
@wactallic8901 Says:
That was my uncle who put mel on the Titanic
@ChampaBayBeast Says:
I go to his museum every time I am in KW and boy is it AMAZING
@ehrldawg Says:
When I grow up,I wanna be Mel Fischer !!
@williammorro1562 Says:
blah bla bs go learn then report facts dammit !
@dz5598 Says:
Mel Fisher was a man who realized his own dream in his lifetime. A remarkable story and a remarkable guy. May his spirit of determination and adventure forever live on in all of us to pursue our dreams and help create a better tomorrow.
@briandoss9232 Says:
Fantastic!
@Nordy941 Says:
If only they would have spent 3 months loading that Spanish Gallon. No matter how carful one is the future is away unknown.
@arizonatsunami Says:
If you're ever in Key West, the ticket price to his museum is well worth it!
@danielmartinez9933 Says:
Make an episode about Vicente Guerrero! He abolished slavery in Mexico.
@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 Says:
Ceaușescu when?
@celter.45acp98 Says:
What gets me is when Spanish wrecks are found the Spanish government is quick to say it belongs to them & will sue treasure hunters when their empire has been gone for well over a century & the treasure has been sitting on the bottom of the sea for even longer that & the gold & silver never rightfully belonged to them in the 1st place that & other governments sticking their hands out makes it not even worth looking for it if I found a treasure & was ordered to give it to Spain I'd toss it back into the sea before I gave them a single coin
@RedBlushGurl Says:
Have you done Louis and Clark? 😊
@hasanar5179 Says:
I need money for my American father Kiagous Mohammad Jacob Bentaib owned of world and had Rasellah
@hasanar5179 Says:
Kiagous Hussein Kalog Bentaib had 10 children, 1.Milah 2.Basariya 3.Fatimah 4.Bayang 5.Sahada 6.Muhammad 7.Aminah 8.Ratiyah 9.Nora 10.Monera
@footnotedrummer Says:
A-Toe-Sha... just sayin'
@hasanar5179 Says:
I was already send of message to President Joe Biden in America, my father is American man Kiagous Mohammad Jacob Bentaib is owned of Southernward after of his father Kiagous Hussein Kalog Bentaib owned of Southernward and his grandfather Hadji Mohammad Taib Sultan Shariff Abdullah had Rasellah and owned of the Southernward, I need all of income of Southernward from water, electric, all of planted, all of animals and other income
@The_Daily_Tomato Says:
The state should compensate those who find the treasure and bring them honors and titles befitting their discovery. But the treasure to quote a certain movie character. "It belongs in a museum"
@mhamedkabal5242 Says:
Can you do one about John Fairfax
@Danny940304 Says:
I was today years old when i found out that SCUBA was an acronym.
@webyeller4730 Says:
So, why do the Spanish get to keep treasure, someone else recovered, that they stole from the native tribes in the Americas?
@dexter111344 Says:
Hey Simon and co., I would like to suggest videos on Vasco de Gama and Cai Lun soon. Honestly surprised they haven't been topics yet.
@OG-ss4pu Says:
Please do a video about bloody bill anderson
@alexandergaus493 Says:
Hey- great video as always. Do you plan to do one about King Rama X of Thailand? Because if you do, I wait with watching a video of another youtuber. I like your style most. Really- I do watch at least 2 hrs worth of videos on YT daily, of wich at least between 33% - 45% are your videos. Well: Stay OG!
@patobrien8626 Says:
not to be rude but your video crap because of all the damn ads. u r all bout the money..
@lethemeatarss1926 Says:
Love this one.
@JustAGirlWhoLovesCats Says:
I had never heard of Mel Fischer. This was an interesting and inspiring story. May we all follow our dreams and find them along the way.❤️
@pakde8002 Says:
The day i found Simon Whistler was that day. What a treasure 💞
@khills6616 Says:
what pissed me off the most, is what wasnt mentioned in the video. No mention of how the spanish got the gold etc. nor where exactly. somehow the u.s. govt aka florida has jurisdiction? wtf the actual fook. stolen $hit is still stolen, regardless of where it came from.
@WNYfellow Says:
Great video, Simon! One of the other commenters may have mentioned it - but one of Mel Fisher's investors was Frank Perdue, a famous (in the US) chicken businessman. In due course, he received his investment dividend - and gave most of it to charity. This was written up in the NY Times just a few weeks ago.
@dangreene3895 Says:
Oh please gave me a break , how can you disturb something at the bottom of the sea that no one will see except for a select few .
@syn-frohboss3640 Says:
pls do Abu Tahsin al-Salhi, one of the most famous soldiers in the recent past till 2017 if i recall correctly
@SaturdayAdventures Says:
The Mel Fisher Museum is one of the best I've ever visited. We got the extra tour of the restoration center. We were able to hold artifacts right out of the electrolysis vats. It was fascinating!
@bigbird0993 Says:
In my eyes if you find it, it is yours any government business or individual trying to stop you is just jealous they did not find plain and simple what happened in the past has nothing to do about present treasure hunters they should be able to take it not to mention their taking to tremendous risk both financially a d with their own life so that in itself is the downside
@rakim126 Says:
The government regulations seem as opportunistic as the treasure hunters themselves. Preservation? Of human detritus ? Of things you didn't know existed? Feels shady.
@Nick-hm2dm Says:
Everyone needs to ban together and get Simon to create a Mythographics channel.
@pohldriver Says:
Wonder if Tom Hanks is going to play him?
@rustyshackleford3316 Says:
Government = thieves.
@hkchan1339 Says:
Dude took 16 years and his own money to find the site, the greedy Florida government should leave him alone
@lukeallen9980 Says:
If I was forced to “return the treasure” I’d dump it back into the ocean. Anyone who pities the Spanish conquistadors or their “culture” needs to read a book.
@antonythomas6397 Says:
Can you do the biography of Jesus ?
@MadDog6945 Says:
As a multi generational Florida native and holder of a history degree from the University of Florida specializing in the history of Florida, I can tell you that we Academics look at Mel Fisher as a scumbag. I never had the displeasure of meeting the man, but I’ve met many of the principles from the odyssey group. They are just as scummy as Fisher and his lot. They have no regard for history, those involved with history, or even the environment. They pillage and plunder like modern day pirates. I wish them nothing but failure, and I hope they will go away with their tails between their legs.
@rimfire8217 Says:
Can you Do Cesar Chavez the Mexican American Labor Leader

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