Hi.
 
I have a little special question, and I hope someone can
give me little hint on this one...
 
First some background:
 
Back in 1867 the Russian tsar Alexander II decide to sell
the Alaska to the USA (30 mars) for about 7.2 million dollars. Most
of payment should be sent to S:t Peterburg in gold bars. One of
ships which started of from the American eastcoast with a
load of gold was the clipper-ship ORKNEY. When the ship enter
the balticsea the captain was surprised by an attempted mutiny.
The mutiny was forced by some russian members of the resistance ( against
the  russian tsar ), the members had probably sneaked on to the ship in some
of the harbours which ORKNEY visited. The mutiny faild thanks to the
brave crew, but the resistance members succeeded to detonate some or
more explosive adapted to the hull of ORKNEY. ORKNEY sunk almost
instant and many people on board died in the explosion, but some
manage to get a hold on to a lifeboat. The only living person who
enter the shore was a swede, that man died a normal death later on in the 1900.
But his relatives has still a memory left from his days on ORKNEY,
and that is watch that Kristoffer ( the man's name ) picked up from
the rail just after he left the boat. The inscription in the back
of the watch is " B.F Barlett, nr 11626, Waltham Mass".
 
The estimated value of ORKNEY's load is this days about 20 million dollars.
At the area where the explosion taked place the depth is about 70 - 100 meters,
and some attempt has been made to locate the load, but with no success.
 
My Q is if anyone know something about this subject or can forward
to someone who know. Of special intresst is if I can get in touch
with someone in the USA/Russia who know much about old American wrecks/boats.
 
Thanks.
 
/Peter