Reuters -- Colombia advances toward salvaging treasure from sunken Spanish galleon

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Just throwing this out there --

"Colombia is making progress toward salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday after receiving a proposal from an investor to bring it to the surface.

The ship, named San Jose, thought by historians to be carrying one of the largest unsalvaged maritime treasures, sank in 1708 near the historical Caribbean port of Cartagena, and its wreckage was located in 2015.

'The discovery of this ship - one of the most important that navigated in our seas during colonial times - begins a new chapter in the cultural and scientific history, not only of Colombia, but of the entire world,' Santos said on national television from Cartagena.

'Questions about navigation, world trade, about colonial costs, will be answered.'

The government will accept further offers to recover the ship and its treasure, Santos said. A museum will be built to showcase artifacts found in the wreckage.

Santos did not disclose the investor behind the first proposal or its terms.

Sonar images have so far revealed bronze cannons made specifically for the ship, arms, ceramics and other artifacts. Archaeological excavation and scientific tests on the wreck will continue to ensure it can be properly preserved, Santos said.

The San Jose was part of the fleet of King Philip V, who fought the English during the War of Spanish Succession. Some 600 people died in the shipwreck when an English fleet engaged the galleon in a gun fight."
 

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I wonder how deep the wreck is? And I wonder why the person that found it, isn't doing the salvage? Anyone have more info on this?
 

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No; just what I saw here. It caught my eye! lol I'll bet you could google some more info. I plan to after work today.
 

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If you Google the full story, Columbian officials didn't actually find the wreck as they say they did...another treasure salvage company did and as soon as they announced or were about to announce that they'd found it, Columbian officials stepped in, took away their permits, claimed it was THEIR archeologists & researchers who had actually found it, & totally shut out the other company while basically calling them liars who were simply trying to make money.

The whole story is all over the Internet of you search.
It's a very interesting (and unfortunate) story.
 

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Thank you, J.A.A. Boy; some of these govs really torque me off. Spain especially (not the people, though -- they are great).
 

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I love reading about these finds and can only imagine the pressures true treasure hunters deal with against money grubbing governments and lawyers! :censored:
 

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