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| Artifacts found in the wreckage of Spanish galleon San Jose are seen in this undated handout photo provided by the Colombian Ministry of Culture on December 5, 2015. |
Colombia has taken a step toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spain and native Bolivians have also staked claims to the booty...
The Colombian government considers the booty a “national treasure” and wants it to be displayed in a future museum to be built in Cartagena...
The uber-loot, which experts estimate to include at least 200 tons of gold, silver and emeralds, will be a point of pride for Colombia, Vice President and top diplomat Marta Lucia Ramirez said in a statement. The treasure could be worth billions of dollars if ever recovered...
Long the daydream of treasure hunters worldwide, the San Jose galleon was sunk by the British Navy on the night of June 7, 1708, off Cartagena de Indias.
The San Jose was at the time carrying gold, silver and precious stones which were to be delivered from the Spanish colonies in Latin America to the court of King Philip V...
Here is the link.
Recovery of treasure from “holy grail” of shipwrecks moving forward | Sandhills Express
Thanks to DJ for that link.
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| Indian River Saturday Morning. |
I took a walk along the river today. It was flat, but the visibility wasn't good. I did see a couple interesting things, including one broken blob top bottle. I'll get the videos of that tomorrow if everything works out.
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Here is something I found the other day. I forgot to post it with the other finds. It appears to be a small latch of some sort.
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| Three Views of Small Dug Latch. Left to right: Top, Side, Bottom views. |
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |