Pirate Captain Kidd's Treasure Found

ATF · May 7, 2015

Pirate Captain Kidd's treasure has been found in Madagascar. Sure he had more though. Think Ringo will like this he likes pirates

Pirate Capt Kidd's 'treasure' found in Madagascar - BBC News

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

ATF said:
Pirate Captain Kidd's treasure has been found in Madagascar. Sure he had more though. Think Ringo will like this he likes pirates

Pirate Capt Kidd's 'treasure' found in Madagascar - BBC News

His treasure was found decades ago-----in a box of Captain Crunch crunch berries.

loknload · May 7, 2015

And I always liked the Crunch Berries!
Interesting discovery though!

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

Also,the article said they 'believe' it was his. Well, why dont they just get Rick from pawn stars--get one of his 'specialists' and they would have an answer in thirty minutes.

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

loknload said:
And I always liked the Crunch Berries!
Interesting discovery though!

Ditto here. I have a box of it at the house as we type.

loknload · May 7, 2015

I'm sure Rick and the boys will know, especially about the Crunch Berries!

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

loknload said:
I'm sure Rick and the boys will know, especially about the Crunch Berries!

That's Chumlees specialty.

k22fan · May 7, 2015

A relative scuba dives deep. Really, really deep. He has to attach air tanks with varying mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen to their line as he descends and breathe the correct mixture for different depths. Once he brought up treasure from the deep wreck of an old passenger ferry. Experts told him his treasure was a ……drum roll …… bed side urinal pan. Each cabin had one for the passenger to dump over the rail. Oh well, he did better than I do at gun shows.

jlrhiner · May 7, 2015

k22fan said:
A relative scuba dives deep. Really, really deep. He has to attach air tanks with varying mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen to their line as he descends and breathe the correct mixture for different depths. Once he brought up treasure from the deep wreck of an old passenger ferry. Experts told him his treasure was a ……drum roll …… bed side urinal pan. Each cabin had one for the passenger to dump over the rail. Oh well, he did better than I do at gun shows.

But was it +P? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself)

loknload · May 7, 2015

That's Chumlees specialty.

I could understand that!, but in real life I believe I read somewhere he is a lot smarter then led to believe?

shouldazagged · May 7, 2015

jlrhiner said:
But was it +P? (Sorry, I couldn't help myself)

Go to your room, young man, and wipe that possum grin off your face.

finesse_r · May 7, 2015

loknload said:
I could understand that!, but in real life I believe I read somewhere he is a lot smarter then led to believe?

If he is actually alive and breathing he would have to be a lot smarter than we are led to believe.

model70hunter · May 7, 2015

They say it isn't the Kidd's treasure but he was known to have silver ingots of the same type, 115 pounds each.

When we were young finding Kidd's or Blackbeard's or even a minor pirate's treasure was a nice dream.

That's all it is, a dream, every government, the original owners company or insurance company lays claim to every gold doubloon pulled up.

Find a treasure and everyone wants it, makes a guy want to become a Pirate. ARGH! back off it's my gold!

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

loknload said:
I could understand that!, but in real life I believe I read somewhere he is a lot smarter then led to believe?

Actually,he's probably the smartest one of the bunch.Anyone who knows asmuch about tennis shoes as he does--gets my vote.

the ringo kid · May 7, 2015

model70hunter said:
They say it isn't the Kidd's treasure but he was known to have silver ingots of the same type, 115 pounds each.

When we were young finding Kidd's or Blackbeard's or even a minor pirate's treasure was a nice dream.

That's all it is, a dream, every government, the original owners company or insurance company lays claim to every gold doubloon pulled up.

Find a treasure and everyone wants it, makes a guy want to become a Pirate. ARGH! back off it's my gold!

Since that's the case--ill find a way to slip a few gold coins into my diving boots. Since when this stuff is usually found--its scattered here and there and nobody can prove how much was there to bein with. therefore--nobody knows how much will be found.

k22fan · May 7, 2015

Regarding ownership.

Property accidentally lost in ship wrecks and crashed air planes belongs to who ever lost it or their insurance company. Numerous lost vessels and air craft remain where they are at for that reason. They make destinations for divers. However the WWII aircraft that the military dumped in deep water to get rid of them belong to the finder. My relative has bought the title to sunken boats. The proposition he makes the owner is simple. Either they sell him the title cheap or he will never tell them exactly where it is on the bottom.

Incidentally, one of the local divers’ destinations is a WWII PBY in fairly shallow water off the south end of Mercer Island. During heavy wind its mooring lines did not hold it to the dock at Boeing field on the South end of Lake Washington. Not too long ago local teenage divers found it. As an unrecorded wreck it was visited frequently by divers who swam through the fuselage. That came to an end after parents on the Island found their teenage boys trying to repair one of the .50 caliber Brownings in their bed room!

The navy removed the rest of the guns and sealed the open hatches. Other wise it is still there.

timn8er · May 7, 2015

loknload said:
I could understand that!, but in real life I believe I read somewhere he is a lot smarter then led to believe?

Well, if not for the sake of those around him, but for his own sake, I pray the above statement is true. Having said that, he plays the part too well for it all to be an act.

BC38 · May 7, 2015

timn8er said:
Well, if not for the sake of those around him, but for his own sake, I pray the above statement is true. Having said that, he plays the part too well for it all to be an act.

I don't know man. Jean Stapleton was actually pretty sharp, but she played a really convincing "dingbat". My dad always said you had to be pretty smart to be able to convince people you were that stupid.

GaryS · May 7, 2015

And video games.

the ringo kid said:
Actually,he's probably the smartest one of the bunch.Anyone who knows asmuch about tennis shoes as he does--gets my vote.

rwsmith · May 7, 2015

It never did him.....

It never did him any good. He looted the wrong ship, got convicted as a 'real' pirate in England, was hanged (It took three tries) and his body was chained to the bank of the Thames as a warning to others.

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