Thomas "Tommy" Thompson, now 72, has been held in federal ... S.S. Central America off the coast of South Carolina. The cargo ship, which wrecked in 1857, had been carrying a load of gold.

The ship was pretty tempting for treasure hunters, but none found the lost haul until over a century later, when a team led by research scientist Tommy Gregory Thompson tracked it down in 1988 ...

after the ship was caught in a hurricane. But where the gold is now remains a closely guarded secret that Tommy Thompson does not want to share. (FVDV for Tagtik/Source: AP/Illustration picture ...

As the treasures of the "Ship of Gold" gain new life, the man responsible for finding them wreck remains behind bars for a sixth year. Deep-sea explorer Tommy Thompson developed new technology to ...

Ryan Scott [ Provided ] Take treasure hunter Tommy Thompson, for example, who spent 10 years in a federal prison with no right to a jury trial or a court-appointed attorney, but finally scored a ...