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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Rebecca Whittaker

Scientists think they’ve found 300-year-old shipwreck with £15bn treasure on board

Images taken from the depths of the Caribbean are the clearest evidence yet that a 300-year-old shipwreck worth £15bn has been located, researchers say.

The “richest wreck in history” the Spanish galleon San Jose, was transporting treasure from Peru to Spain to finance the Spanish side of the War of the Spanish Succession when it was intercepted by the British Navy in 1708.

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