After the surviving ships brought the news of the disaster back to Havana, Spanish authorities dispatched another five ships to salvage the "Atocha" and the "Santa Margarita", attempts at salvage even more difficult by scattering the wreckage of the ship still further.
After the surviving ships brought the news of the disaster back to Havana, Spanish authorities dispatched another five ships to salvage the "Atocha" and the "Santa Margarita", which had run aground near where the Atocha sank. A second hurricane in October of that year made attempts at salvage even more difficult by scattering the wreckage of the ship still further.