Gulf of Mexico's Waters have tested many ships before this oil spill!

The recent Gulf oil spill has perhaps shed new light on the centuries-old mystery surrounding the shipwreck of the Spanish Galleon "Atocha" which sailed and sank in a raging hurricane in the year 1622.

The search for the Nuestra Senora De Atocha confounded and frustrated the best efforts of  seekers of adventure and  fortune  for  centuries. Modern-day treasure hunter Mel Fisher spent 16 years of his life in a determined quest to solve the mystery of the Atocha- sometimes referred to as the Ghost Galleon because trails of artifacts and debris seemed to lead to dead ends.  How could a ship just disappear?

What does an oil spill have to do with a lost treasure ship?

The catastrophic environmental and economic consequences of this unprecedented oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has scientists and researchers scrambling to predict the path of devastation.  A  list of scenarios have been posited, including the  possibility the so called "loop current" will bring the spill all the way to the East Coast.  On the other hand, another current phenomenon called "cyclonic eddy" may deposit the oil elsewhere. These capricious if not whimsical currents and weather patterns  are believed to have been in play in the Atocha's final resting place.

Tim Osmondson, partner of Precious Metal Advocates, in association with Jack Magne; of Treasure Sails, Inc. has recently launched a new line of Atocha treasure jewelry appropriately named the Ghost Galleon Collection. Reached by phone at his office in California,  Jack Magne',  creator of the Ghost Galleon Collection,  feels "no amount of science can adequately explain the magic and mystique surrounding the world's most famous, and elusive shipwreck."

The Ghost Galleon Collection is a comprehensive line of authentic jewelry - featuring the world's first and only combination of the rare silver and copper bullion recovered from the 1622 shipwreck "Atocha". The collection includes coins as pendants; also bracelets, necklaces, earrings, belt buckles, rings and more. There are also one-of-a-kind handmade necklaces paired with select Ghost Galleon styles. Our site also carries the full line of our Atocha jewelry in various combinations enhanced with gold. To view simply go to www.preciousmetaladvocates.com and click on GHOST GALLEON COLLECTION and the many other items available for your perusal.