‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for

A former deep-sea treasure hunter who spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins is now free.

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade

Tommy Thompson found the S.S. Central America and its thousands of pounds of sunken treasure that sat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 years.