‘Holy grail of shipwrecks’: recovery of 18th-century Spanish ship could begin in April

The San Jos é, sunk in 1708, has been at the center of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck, including $17bn in bootySince the Colombian navy discoveredthe final resting place of the Spanish galleon San Jos é in 2015, its location has remained a state secret, the wreck – and its precious cargo – left deep under the waters of the Caribbean.Efforts to conserve the ship and recover its precious cargo have been caught up in acomplicated string of international legal disputes, with Colombia, Spain, Bolivian indigenous groups and a US salvage company laying claim to the wreck, and the gold, silver and emeralds onboard thought to be worth as much as $17bn.Continue reading...
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