Paul Popper

Image Not Available for A panoramic view of Terschelling with the Karimata in the far distance.

Image Not Available for The ship 'Karimata' floats on the surface of the water which looks like sparkling gold.

Image Not Available for Some of the houses in Terschelling are 400 to 500 years old and the inhabitant of this house in particular knows many of the details of the 'Lutine' sinking as his Great, Great, Great Grandfather was a witness to the disaster.

Image Not Available for The spillway of the tremendous gold and tin dredging machine, which takes the water and other unused substances back into the sea.

Image Not Available for A striking picture of one of the Teschellinger sailors.

Image Not Available for Terschellinger inhabitants discuss the 'Lutine' gold and the chances of it being found by the 'Karimata'.

Image Not Available for Terschellinger inhabitants discuss the 'Lutine' gold and the chances of it being found by the 'Karimata'.

Image Not Available for There is plenty of work now for the inhabitants of Terschellinger to assist in repairing the damaged parts of the 'Karimata'. Here they prepare new anchor cables for the ship.

Image Not Available for There still may be a lot of gold in the 'Lutine' wreck, but in this picture it looks as if even the surface of the water is covered with the metal. The 'Karimata' taken from another boat.

Image Not Available for Tremendous hoisting apparatus aboard the ship 'Karimata' which lowers or lifts the dredging buckets in or out of the water. The "Karimata" is looking for the "Lutine" gold.

Image Not Available for Two of the most pessimistic inhabitants of Terschelling.

Image Not Available for Two old inhabitants in front of their ancient house, seem to be quite optimistic about the chance of gold being found in the 'Lutine'.