Prominent hunter for treasures.

Lieutenant Harry E. Rizberg, a retired Navy officer Military dollars, can be considered the most outstanding hunter for underwater treasures of our time. Thanks to the personal efforts he collected vast treasures of submarine caught on the bottom, starting with the XV century. He was personally involved in many submarine research, and the list of treasures, raised them from the bottom of the sea, very impressive.

Rizberg achieves success through careful preparation for each expedition. His equipment is always the best and perfect for its time; He begins another company only after collecting all possible relevant information and his vast experience Seaman ensures maximum efficiency of each transaction. As a result, each project is a success. Here are some of his achievements.

Spanish Galleon Santa Paula, submerged on Aug. 12, 1679 from the Cuban island Pinos loaded with gold, silver and other valuables worth 3.5 million dollars. Rizberg Dostal of the ship lying at a depth of 56 metres Chest coins worth 60,000 dollars, but had to stop because of a disagreement with the Cuban authorities.

Spanish Galleon Santa Cruz, submerged in the Gulf of Manta- Bay, Peru, Aug. 13, 1680 with a cargo of gold and silver worth 13 million dollars. After the first immersion Rizberg learned treasures to the surface at 40,000 dollars, but barely escaped the giant octopus.

Spanish Galleon San Pedro de Alcantara, a submerged island of Margarita, Venezuela, with a cargo of gold and silver in the amount of five million dollars. This ship died in 1815, and place of his death was not known until Rizberg not found at a depth of about 30 metres and not Dostal various items totalling 20,000 dollars. Local residents are constantly on the beaches of the island of Margarita ancient coins. The total cost of these findings was already 250,000 dollars.

Spanish Galleon El Capitan, a sunken December 4, 1717 from the island of New Providence (Bahamas) with a cargo of gold and silver worth two million dollars. Rizberg Dostal part of the cargo.

Spanish Galleon San Pedro, submerged on July 22, 1719 from a small island Gorda- Cay (Bahamas) with a cargo of silver worth 500,000 dollars. Rizberg Dostal silver ingots worth 20,000 dollars, as well as several guns and other items.

The American ship "Columbia, submerged September 11, 1931 from Point Tasco, Mexico, loaded with coins worth 800,000 dollars. Shortly after the accident special corporation Merrit- Chepman and Scott held here prospecting and raised cargo of coins worth 705,000 dollars. Subsequently Rizberg also examined the ship, and not without success: it finds the amount of several thousand dollars.

Unknown Dutch frigate, a submerged island of Texel in the North Sea in 1767 with a cargo worth five million dollars on board. Rizberg Dostal of the goods worth 69,000 dollars.

One of the largest and most promising project is Rizberga treasures "silver fleet" of Spain, died in 1643 in shallow water Bank Silver, north of the island of Haiti.
After 40 years after the disaster, in 1683, the British captain of the Navy William Phipps, 16-captain Paul frigate "Sali Rose, arrived in Puerto Plata (Haiti) with the intention to find and obtain treasures" silver fleet. " After several months of unsuccessful searches he was forced to return to England for material support. In 1686, Captain Phipps resumed searches; Now in its possession were two well-equipped ship.

This time the search yielded results: was found a Spanish ship, which could raise gold and silver in the amount of 1.5 million dollars. For this achievement British King James II awarded Phipps city title. Phipps later became governor of Massachusetts, then-British colony. Vast wealth Bank Silver Rizberga always attracted attention. He has personally surveyed the area deaths of Spanish ships and eventually found among several galeonov corals. Rizberg was carefully preparing for recovery operations treasures. Its team of experts has two ships with special equipment, and headed the operations Captain Charles Hakins, experienced Submariner, dostavshy time treasures from the ship "Eilender, a sunken off the coast of Alaska. Special equipment includes mechanical robot designed engineer Charles Warren. The cost of the project amounted to about 200,000 dollars.