Treasure hunters in Cape Breton see therapy as the real prize, not lost pirate gold. Still, they hope for both

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These shipwreck hunters see therapy as the real prize, not lost pirate gold. Still, they hope to find both in a Cape Breton river Ben Kaplan The Globe and Mail Published 52 seconds ago

Later this week, Captain Jeff MacKinnon, Navy veteran Michelle Burke and their crew will begin to search Nova Scotia's Mira Gut, believing it might hold treasures from the so-called Golden Age of Piracy. Steve Wadden/The Globe and Mail

If Captain Jeff MacKinnon’s hunch is right, he’ll soon be hauling up a billion dollars worth of pirate booty from the depths of Nova Scotia’s Mira River on Cape Breton.

The third-generation Canadian treasure hunter and his crew aboard the Saucy Girl hope to recover 2,000 pounds of Spanish gold and silver coins, emeralds and other