For much of his life, Jeff Hummel has searched the murky waters of the Pacific north-west and dusty local archives for any clue that could guide him to the final resting place of a gold-laden ship. But the art of wreck discovery – of searching a vast area for a small target – requires looking past a wall of failure.
“You don’t quit until you succeed. People always asked how much much longer we’d look for it. And I told them we’d stop once we found it,” said Hummel. “It was never really an option to not keep going.”
