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The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Recovering Sunken Spanish Gold with Brent Brisben—Treasure Hunter

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9756 Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Brent Brisben’s no pirate, but his life plays like a Disney movie. 300 years after a Spanish treasure ship sunk off the coast of Florida, he and his team uncovered the lost gold, valued at $3.5 million dollars. But it wasn’t all rainbows and sunshine to get there. Brent’s aggressive story is the culmination of risky moves, hard work, and fighting through heartache. 

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0:00.0

Hey, welcome to the aggressive life.

0:10.0

Those of us who might remember some of the movies from our childhood might remember the movie The Goonies.

0:18.5

Come on, admit it.

0:19.6

You like the Goonies.

0:24.3

Who doesn't love the rush of hunting for and discovering lost gold? And our guest today knows exactly what that feels like. In 1715, 11 Spanish ships

0:33.7

filled with gold and treasures for the King of Spain left Havana, Cuba on their return voyage.

0:40.6

The fleet made it as far as the east coast of Florida before they were overtaken by a hurricane,

0:45.9

and in the end, all 11 ships sank, giving their treasures to the sea.

0:50.7

That's where our guest, Brent Brisbane, comes in.

0:55.0

He was propelled by rumors of sunken treasure, and he partnered with his father to purchase the salvage rights of the 1715 Spanish fleet.

1:05.0

Days later, in shallow water off the coast of Florida, they made their first find a bronze cannon with nearly

1:11.8

100 gold and silver coins hidden inside. Are you excited yet? I am. I'm very excited.

1:20.3

Brent and his team's consent continue to make valuable fines, but hit the mother load on

1:25.1

July 31st, 2015, exactly 300 years of the day that the ships

1:29.2

originally sank. And when they recovered 300 gold coins, including seven royals, each valued

1:35.1

at over $300,000 each, all told that week, they received more than $4.5 million million

1:43.0

in lost Spanish gold. Since 2010, Brent and his team have

1:47.9

recovered close to $6.5 million worth of treasure, but they estimate there is something in the

1:54.0

ballpark of $400 million still out there. Brent has appeared on the Today Show, nearly every

2:00.3

cable news network, and he's

2:01.7

traveled the world telling a story. But today he's with us in the studio with some of his

2:05.2

treasure in tow. Welcome to the aggressive life and Cincinnati native Brent, Brisbane.

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