The expedition to the site of the San José shipwreck, located in the Caribbean Sea, began last week. Archaeologists believe there be billions worth of gold and jewels in the wreck.
A long-awaited expedition into an 18th-century shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea has reportedly begun. The government of Colombia launched the deep-water expedition of the San José shipwreck, which is rumored to contain cargo worth billions of dollars, last week. The galleon sank in 1708 en route to Cartagena, Colombia, after it was ambushed by an English squadron. Historians believe that roughly 600 people on the ship died, with very few survivors.
The shipwreck had a mythical reputation before it was discovered in 2015, at around 600 meters deep. It has been called the 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks' due to the vast amount of valuables it held. Oceanographers have been able to map the shipwreck with robotic equipment attached to a naval ship. The robotic equipment has taken images of the wreck, showing several coins laying at the bottom of the shipwreck.
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