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Billion Dollar Wreck Found
The British Government have given an American salvage company permission to explore and recover artifacts including an estimated billion dollars in gold from a shipwreck found in the English Channel. The ship... Gibraltar- Shipwreck of the Liberian Cargo-Hauler Freda
This is a very interesting story and reinforces the axiom that it does not pay to mess with Mother Nature!! We landed in Gibraltar about 3 weeks after this happened. It was calm and beautiful when we arrived,...
created by retrorocketrick | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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529 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Namibia: Race against time to save ancient Portuguese shipwreck
It's not every day that we bump into a gold chest or sunken ship story. This treasure surely has every right to be saved."ORANJEMUND, Namibia (AFP) — Archaeologists are racing against the little time left to...
created by francisrivera | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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361 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
Wreck could be of crucial ship from USA/Canada War of 1812
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor A shipwreck the HMS Wolfe may have been discovered with intact artifacts in the cold waters of Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes, unlike oceans do not have salt water and... 547 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
American Revolution warship found in Lake Ontario
Apparently they're not going to try to raise the ship but what a treasure trove of memorabilia it must hold. It will be fascinating to see what the divers will find in coming years."SYRACUSE, N.Y. ... Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario
A 22-gun warship that sunk in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has been discovered at the bottom of the lake. It is well preserved in the cold, deep water, and has long since been known as one of the... Golden earwax spoon may be worth $100,000
I wonder if golden earwax spoons were considered a sign of prestige 385 years ago. Like if you were shopping and you spotted a cute girl, would you use your golden earwax spoon to show off your bling?" ...Museums in the Sea
" SS Tarpon was a twin-screwed steamer, official number 130381, was constructed in 1887 at Wilmington, Deleware by the renowned shipbuilders Pusey and Jones. Christened Naugatuck, the new ship was delivered to the Naugatuck Valley Steamboat Company of Derby, Connecticut. The...Spain wants its shipwreck treasures back
The 1804 sinking of the Nuestra Senora de la Mercedes which led Spain to declare war on Britain and re-enter the Napoleonic Wars is again at the centre of a dispute more than a century later."The Spanish... RI govt yet to receive report on drowned Indonesian sailor in Israel
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry has so
far not received any report about the drowning of an Indonesian sailor
in Israel, a spokesman said.
"I have yet to receive any report, and we... Pasha Bulker remains stuck fast
Tonight’s attempt to refloat the stranded Pasha Bulker bulk carrier has been called off. New South Wales Ports Minister Joe Tripodi says that only three of the six cables which were attached to the ship... Surrender the Booty: Spain Sues over Sunken Treasure
Spain claims that, should the sunken vessel found by Odyssey Marine Exploration prove to be Spanish in origin, then the treasure that went down with it rightfully belongs to Spain. Odyssey maintains that the ship...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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851 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Shipwreck Treasure Yields $500M
"Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck treasure in history, bringing home 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the Atlantic Ocean. Estimated value: $500 million. "Shipwreck Yields Estimated $500 Million Haul
Update: Ownership of the treasure discovered two weeks ago in the Atlantic Ocean is being disputed. According to reports, the Spanish government claims that the treausre was discovered in Spanish waters and is the...Surfers warned to take care near Napoli wreck site
Surfers and others who use the sea for recreation are being advised to take care on the south coast in the wake of the MSC Napoli disaster.
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