Colombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions

[1srelluc]

Colombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions

The Colombian government says it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which is believed to contain a cargo worth billions of dollars.

apnews.com

The ship has been the subject of a legal battle in the U.S., Colombia, and Spain over who owns the rights to the sunken treasure.

Well of course Spain claims it.....They would lay claim to the gold fillings in your teeth if they could.

 

[mudwhistle]

Colombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions

The Colombian government says it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which is believed to contain a cargo worth billions of dollars.

apnews.com

The ship has been the subject of a legal battle in the U.S., Colombia, and Spain over who owns the rights to the sunken treasure.

Well of course Spain claims it.....They would lay claim to the gold fillings in your teeth if they could.

Looks like you spotted a few guns in that wreck.

 

[JGalt]

Looks like you spotted a few guns in that wreck.

If I know 1srelluc, he'll probably buy one of those cannons from a Colombian pawn shop for $87.

 

[1srelluc]

Looks like you spotted a few guns in that wreck.

As best as I can tell a cannon from that era (depending on size) would fetch around 125K a pop.

 

[mudwhistle]

As best as I can tell a cannon from that era (depending on size) would fetch around 125K a pop.

Bet it's a bitch trying to find ammo.

 

[JGalt]

Bet it's a bitch trying to find ammo.

Just load it up with black powder and nuts, bolts, nails, and screws.

Or driveway gravel.

 

[1srelluc]

Just load it up with black powder and nuts, bolts, nails, and screws.

Or driveway gravel.

We used to make "wad-cutter" rounds for a CW era 12-pound Napoleon by filling tin cans with concrete....Properly sabotted they were surprisingly accurate.