2.2-Carat Emerald Found in Wreck of Ship Sunk in Hurricane off Florida Coast
At a Glance Famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher discovered the wreck of the Atocha in 1985.The ship was sunk by a hurricane in 1622.Each year's finds are divided among investors. Megan McDowell was sifting through sand pulled from the depths of a centuries-old shipwreck discovered by famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher when something caught her eye. It was an emerald, estimated to be about 2.2 carats in size. "It was just green, it was right there in the sand," McDowell...