Because the ship had sunk in such deep water, the Key West wreckers were unable to salvage all the cargo, but the cargo they did salvage had a payoff of over $50,000 making the Isaac Allerton the richest wreck in Key West history.
Because the ship had sunk in such deep water, the Key West wreckers were unable to salvage all the cargo. But the cargo they did salvage resulted in a payoff of over $50,000 making the Isaac Allerton the richest wreck in Key West history.