Treasure Coast

Join the crew of the Gold Hound as it leaves the dock at Captain Hirams in Sebastian Florida For more than 17 years Greg Bounds has made a living scouring the ocean off the Brevard County shoreline finding trinkets and treasures left by ships that sailed hundreds of years ago Dozens of ships bound for Spain with treasures from Mexico and South America sank chests of jewelry coins ceramic pottery and cannons remain unaccounted for Among the riches sought by Captain Greg are 36 boxes of church gold and 64 pounds of emeralds worth 1 billion In 2007 he found 129 million worth of gold chains pearls coins swords and other artifacts from the 400yearold Santa Margarita site in the Keys Last year it was the topgrossing boat in the 1715 fleet