In 1988, treasure hunter Tommy Thompson uncovered tens of millions of dollars of gold from the shipwreck of the S.S. Central America sunk deep off the coast of South Carolina. He has since become a fugitive, disappearing with millions of dollars owed to his investors. The “ship of gold” that Thompson found is currently being scoured for its remaining millions by a group led by his former partners.

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