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San José was a 64-gun, three-masted galleon of the Spanish Armada de la Guardia de la Carrera de las Indias. It was launched in 1698 [ 1 ] and sank in battle off Barú Island , just south of Cartagena, Colombia , in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and emeralds worth about US$17 billion as of 2023.
20 mar 2024 · The 150-foot-long, 64-gun, three-masted galleon ship's treasure is comprised of 200 tons of silver and emeralds, 11 million gold coins, an intact Chinese dinner service and porcelain pottery, according to Colombian Navy divers' findings in June 2022.
4 lis 2022 · The latest photographs and video of the wreck of the San José treasure galleon were released by the Colombian navy on June 6. The ship was loaded with an estimated $17 billion worth of...
Map of the action. The galleon loaded with treasure in Panama, and was passing through Cartagena in Colombia when it was sunk by the English. During the next three years SSA spent US$10 million of investors’ money in archive searches and sending a boat and submarine to search for the San Jose off the coast of Colombia.
9 gru 2015 · An early 18th-century Spanish ship that could contain treasures of gold, silver, and jewels is becoming an object of contention as Colombia, Spain, and a U.S.-based salvage company try to sort out...
18 gru 2015 · The discovery of the San Jose shipwreck has all the elements of a great drama: international political intrigue, a treasure of gold and emeralds worth up to $17 billion, and now, accusations...
7 cze 2022 · The new images offer the clearest view yet of the treasure aboard the San José - including gold ingots and coins, cannons made in Seville in 1655 and an intact Chinese dinner service.
