The Nation - News from Jan. 6, 1985
A Massachusetts treasure hunter has retrieved more than $1 million worth of gold and silver from the ocean floor off Cape Cod, where a pirate galleon loaded with loot from 22 ships sank in 1717. The treasure being recovered by Barry Clifford of Vineyard Haven is believed to be that of the Whidah, a ship captained by Samuel (Black) Bellamy that was carrying the loot from the Caribbean when it sank in an April storm off Wellfleet. When the ship sank, the booty aboard it was estimated to be worth $4 million, and it is probably worth $400 million today.
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