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The ‘Holy Grail of shipwrecks’ is set to be recovered from the bottom of the ocean - along with its treasures which are believed to be worth up to $20bn in today’s money.
San José was a 64-gun, three-masted galleon of the Spanish Armada de la Guardia de la Carrera de las Indias. It was launched in 1698 [ 1 ] and sank in battle off Barú Island , just south of Cartagena, Colombia , in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and emeralds worth about US$17 billion as of 2023.
Dubbed the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the San Jose was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British navy near Cartagena in 1708. Only a handful of its 600-strong crew survived. Only ...
Greg Brooks of Gorham, Maine -- a founder of shipwreck recovery firm Sub Sea Research -- says he has Wrecks to Riches: Hunting Sunken Treasures from Cape Cod to the Costa Concordia Skip to main ...
The history of shipwreck discoveries has been wrought with legal battles between individuals, companies, and countries trying to lay claim to a shipwreck and its associated artifacts. One of the most contentious legal battles over a shipwreck's ownership rights is over the Spanish galleon San José which sunk off the coast of Cartagena ...
San Felipe Shipwreck Site: El Lerri, El Terri, or Tyrri: east of Lower Matecumbe Key and south of the wreck of the San Pedro. Islamorada vicinity: August 11, 1994 San Pedro Shipwreck Site: 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles south of Indian Key: Islamorada vicinity: May 31, 2001 Angustias Shipwreck Site: approximately a mile south of U.S. 1 in Long Key Channel ...
The Spanish ship San José, sailing to Valdivia, was pushed by storms on March 26 [3] onto coasts inhabited by the Cuncos, a southern Mapuche tribe. [4] The ship ran aground and, while most of the crew managed to survive the wreck, nearby Cuncos killed them and seized the valuable cargo. [4] [5] It included the payment to the garrison of ...
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