Wreckovery Salvage and Aquatic Research & Recovery Group have a number of exciting projects and expeditions planned that should keep us busy for the next several years. Some of these projects include:

.Exploration of an area off Vero Beach, FL. that archaeological evidence leads us to believe contains the remains of one of the missing 1715 fleet shipwrecks. In 1991 a large galleon anchor was discovered 1 mile offshore. During the 2000 exploration season Tom Gidus recovered the first ballast stone from the site. As of  October 2006, many encrusted artifacts, including ship's rigging, a grappling hook, a rudder and keel section and one gold coin have been located and identified. The grappling hook and anchor were conserved and sent to the State in Tallahassee, as well as the one escudo gold coin which pre-dated 1700. Other items were left in situ.

.Continued exploration of shipwrecks located along Florida's fabled Treasure Coast, concentrating on the 1618 San Martin and the 1715 Santo Cristo de San Roman.

We are in the beginning stages of the exploration phase and paperwork/permitting process on a south Florida site where a sport diver accidentally discovered several bronze cannon, along with scattered iron spikes, blue & white porcelain, pottery shards and ballast. It was very exciting to get the phone call asking us to pinpoint and identify this mystery wreck.

.Return to Eleuthera where the remains of the clipper ship Young America have been identified by Wreckovery Salvage. The recovery of the  remarkably well preserved capstan revealed a bronze plate inscribed with the name of the ship, its captain and the date the ship was constructed (1853). This is a long-term project that we will continue to work as time and money permits.