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Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988.
SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York.
13 wrz 2014 · Around 1983, Thompson grew obsessed with tracking down the SS Central America. When the ship went down off the South Carolina coast in 1857, 425 people drowned and gold worth millions was...
2 sty 2015 · Wreck of the SS Central America Tommy Thompson revolutionized treasure salvage in 1987 when he and a brilliant team of “high tech nerds” figured out how to retrieve a valuable cargo of gold resting in 8,000 feet of water.
8 lip 2022 · The 'SS Central America' was filled with gold and other treasures when it sank in the Atlantic in 1857. One of the many historic items recovered from the fabled 'Ship of Gold,' is the lid to the remnants of the oldest known Wells Fargo treasure shipment box.
Where is the gold from the shipwreck of the Central America? Learn why treasure hunter Tommy Thompson is in jail in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
15 gru 2020 · Tommy Thompson discovered the SS Central America shipwreck back in 1988; Investors who backed his discovery trip sued him, but he went on the run for three years
