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Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. He is also the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, and is a main character in the best-selling 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder.
Jun 20, 2023 · The very day that Thompson sailed into Norfolk—Oct. 4, 1989—39 insurance companies sued Thompson in federal court, claiming they had originally insured the gold that sank with the S.S. Central America. The treasure, they contended, belonged to them. Exacerbating Thompson’s legal woes, a handful of his investors sued in 2005, arguing they ...
Jan 25, 2022 · Tommy Thompson's case dates to his discovery of a ship that sank off South Carolina in 1857 with thousands of pounds of gold aboard. ... Tommy Thompson, a former deep-sea treasure hunter, is seen ...
Dec 23, 2021 · Treasure hunter Tommy Thompson and his longtime companion, Alison Antekeier, went on the run in 2012 after refusing to disclose the location of gold coins AP From ‘Ship of Gold’ to stretch in ...
- Sheila Flynn
Dec 2, 2022 · Tommy Thompson's discovery of a gold-laden ship wreck has led to a 34-year odyssey that has involved criminal charges, lawsuits and imprisonment. ... The treasure hunter also has been murky about ...
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Apr 14, 2023 · April 14, 2023 9:44am. Gold bars taken from the S.S. Central America ship which sank in 1857 Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Tommy Thompson, the scientist and explorer who discovered three ...
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Jan 24, 2022 · FILE - In this Aug. 29, 1991, file photo, Tommy Thompson stands at the helm of the Arctic Explorer as Bob Evans, center, and Barry Schatz look on in Norfolk, Va. Thompson, a former deep-sea treasure hunter, is about to mark his fifth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins found in the historic shipwreck of the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of ...
