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Lost shipwreck discovered

The Week Junior Science+Nature UK

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August 2025

In 1708, a Spanish galleon (sailing ship) called San José was sailing to Cartagena in Colombia.

Lost shipwreck discovered

It was carrying about 200 tonnes of gold, silver and emeralds, which today could be worth about £15 billion. After a fierce cannon fight with the British navy, the ship caught fire and sank to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.

WEITERE GESCHICHTEN VON The Week Junior Science+Nature UK

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