Multibillion Dollar Shipwreck Found Off Colombia - Seeker - 1 views
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Colombia has found what may be the holy grail of treasure shipwrecks - an 18th century Spanish galleon that went down off the country's coast with a treasure of gold, coins and precious stones now valued between $4 billion and $17 billion.
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Garth Holman on 16 May 18Why do you think this ship went down? The rest of the article will explain, but take a guess!
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dolphin-stamped bronze cannons that confirm the ship's identity. Weapons, ceramics and porcelain vases were also noted at the wreck site
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The vessel was trying to outrun a fleet of British warships off the island of Baru on June 8, 1708, when an explosion sent it to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
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Without room for any doubt, we have found, 307 years after it sank,