For over 350 years, the "Tortugas Shipwreck" lay undisturbed in the darkness of the deep ocean near Florida's Dry Tortugas. Research indicates the ship was the Nuestra Senora de Consolacion, which was traveling in the same 1622 "Tierra Firma" fleet that included the Nuestra Senora de Atocha. In 1990, this shipwreck became the first deep-ocean Spanish colonial shipwreck ever archaeologically excavated. Almost 17,000 artifacts, some as small as seeds and pearls, were recovered with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from the site nearly 1500 foot deep. Astrolabes (navigation tools) gold bars, silver coins or "cobs", olive jars, and personal artifacts were among the items recovered from the shipwreck site. Register your Tortugas Shipwreck coin or artifact. View other items from the Tortugas shipwreck. More information about Odyssey Marine Exploration.