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Saturday, May 11, 2024
An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
Interesting

Indigenous Groups Claim Stake In Sunken Spanish Ship, Cargo Off Colombia

By Emma Pinedo MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a

May 11, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
400-year-old shipwreck discovered in baltic
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500-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Baltic Sea Looks ‘Like it Sank Yesterday’

An international team of scientists have announced the discovery of the remains of a 500-year-old ship that remains pristinely intact in the cold, dark depths

July 23, 2019
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Monday, September 24, 2018
400-Year-Old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal
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400-Year-Old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal

By Catarina Demony CASCAIS, Portugal, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Archaeologists searching Portugal’s coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to

September 24, 2018
Total Views: 48

Thursday, July 19, 2018
Company Claims to Find Russian ‘Treasure Ship’ Amid Skepticism
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Company Claims to Find Russian ‘Treasure Ship’ Amid Skepticism

By Josh Smith SEOUL, July 19 (Reuters) – A company claiming to have found the wreck of a Russian warship with $130 billion in gold “treasure”

July 19, 2018
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
earliest known astrolabe
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500-Year-Old Astrolabe May be ‘Earliest Marine Navigation Tool’ Ever Discovered

Researchers at the University of Warwick have identified what is believed to be the earliest known marine navigation tool ever discovered.  The artifact,

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
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Colombia Moves Toward Salvaging Treasure from Sunken Spanish Galleon

BOGOTA, July 5 (Reuters) – Colombia is making progress towards salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago,

July 5, 2017
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
An oil painting of the explosion of the San José during a 1708 battle off Cartagana, Colombia. Image: Creative Commons
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A Shipwreck Possibly Containing $17 Billion Worth of Lost Gold Has Been Found Off Colombia, And Everyone Wants a Piece

By Charles Penty (Bloomberg) — In 1708, the Spanish flagship San Jose was sunk by a British squadron near the port of Cartagena, in what is modern-day

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 3315

Monday, July 27, 2015
Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada
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Florida Family Hauls $1 Million Treasure from Sunken Spanish Armada

  By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla., July 27 (Reuters) – A Florida family who has hunted treasure for years found more than $1 million worth of gold

July 27, 2015
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Sunday, June 14, 2015
gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson
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gCaptain Book Review: Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson

“A terrific read. I was pulled in from page one. Kurson brings us face to face with some of the most swashbuckling pirates ever to sail the Caribbean, even

June 14, 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Treasure Hunters Pull Silver Coins from WWII Shipwreck at Record Depth
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Treasure Hunters Pull Silver Coins from WWII Shipwreck at Record Depth

  Deepwater salvage and recovery firm Deep Ocean Search says it has pulled “several tens of tons” of silver coins from a WWII shipwreck at a

April 16, 2015
Total Views: 171

Thursday, October 30, 2014
Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?
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Has a Piece of Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane Been Found?

A piece of aircraft debris found on a remote South Pacific atoll is reinforcing speculation that a sonar anomaly detected in 2012 just off the island is in

October 30, 2014
Total Views: 595

Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Canada Finds Historic Franklin Expedition Wreck
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Canada Finds Historic Franklin Expedition Wreck

Canada has found one of the two sunken British ships from Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition that disappeared in the Arctic, deck and mainmast

September 9, 2014
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Treasure Hunters Return to SS Central America Shipwreck in Search of Gold Cargo
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Treasure Hunters Return to SS Central America Shipwreck in Search of Gold Cargo

A deep-ocean exploration company is seeking to recover a lucrative haul of gold aboard the shipwreck of the SS Central America, nearly 160 years after it sank

April 30, 2014
Total Views: 88

Thursday, March 6, 2014
Treasure Hunters to Recover Gold Cargo from SS Central America Shipwreck
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Treasure Hunters to Recover Gold Cargo from SS Central America Shipwreck

The ship sank in 1857 with one of the largest documented cargoes of gold ever lost at sea and now lies at a depth of approximately 2,200 meters (7,200 feet)

March 6, 2014
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Gairsoppa silver
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Deep Water Treasure Hunters Recover 48 Tons of Silver from WWII Cargo Ship

(Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-ocean exploration company, said it recovered about 48 tons of silver from a World War II shipwreck

July 18, 2012
Total Views: 224

Monday, October 10, 2011
SS Mantola-silver
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Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom – Treasure Hunters Score 2nd Major Find

Odyssey Marine Exploration has discovered another shipwrecked British vessel loaded with a shipment of silver, only 100 miles from a recent discovery confirmed

October 10, 2011
Total Views: 12

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Gairsoppa-treasure-ship
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The Largest Treasure Find Ever – How Nazi’s Found and Sunk The British Treasury Ship Gairsoppa

Odyssey Marine Exploration announced today that it confirmed the identity and location of the SS Gairsoppa, a Nazi treasure ship, nearly 4,700 meters below the

September 27, 2011
Total Views: 229

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Salvage

“Black Swan” Treasure Debate – Odyssey vs. Spain

The Florida based deep-sea exploration firm, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has filed objections to a June 3, 2009 Report and Recommendation in the

July 22, 2009
Total Views: 338

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Incidents

Polar Mist – A modern day treasure ship located off coast of Argentina

Today we have another update on an incident that occured back in January of this year.  According the Associated Press, a team of divers have recovered nearly

July 15, 2009
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Incidents

Polar Mist – A Modern Day Treasure Ship Lost At Sea

POLAR MIST FOUND WITH GOLD AND SILVER INSIDE: UPDATE HERE Do Treasure Ships still sail the seven seas? We have recently been fascinated by Discovery

March 18, 2009
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