Search Underway For 17th-Century Shipwreck Carrying Treasure Worth £4 Billion Off UK Coast

Search Underway For 17th-Century Shipwreck Carrying Treasure Worth £4 Billion Off UK Coast
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On lying undisturbed on the seabed for centuries, ‘El Dorado of the Seas’ can eventually reveal the secrets. The Merchant Royal’s shipwreck is off the Cornwall Coast but has never been discovered despite being loaded with up to £4 billion of gold and many other precious metals.

Whoever finds it might get hands-on more treasures than Long John Silver. However, there’s no X to mark the exact spot. Earlier attempts to find the 400-year-old vessel have returned with nothing....

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/search-underway-for-17th-century-shipwreck-carrying-treasure-worth-4-billion-off-uk-coast/

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