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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

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

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Colombian government said Thursday 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.

The 300-year-old wreck, often called the “holy grail of shipwrecks,” has been controversial, because it is both an archaeological and economic treasure.

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