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"The San José galleon is the only ship that matches these characteristics.” The markings on the 'cobs'. Image: ARC-DIMAR 2022 / Vargas Ariza et al., 2025 ...
Researchers have confirmed the discovery of the San José, a Spanish galleon, off the coast of Colombia. Known as the "world's richest shipwreck," the vessel sank in 1708 during a battle with ...
More than 300 years after the Spanish galleon San José sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, a cluster of glittering gold coins from what’s often called the “world’s richest shipwreck ...
An underwater mission to investigate a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia has revealed new photos of gold coins. The San José Galleon was sunk in 1708 by a British warship, bringing ...
Considered the Holy Grail of all shipwrecks, the Spanish galleon San Jose blew up and sank in 1708 at the hands of British cannons, and it took with it what experts have estimated to be $17 ...
We're not sure how familiar the Portland Trail Blazers' front office is with the sunken San José, but they displayed a similarly dauntless mindset by selecting Yang Hansen, a 7-foot-1 center from ...
A photo believed to show the shipwreck of San Jose Galleon. (Presidencia de la República – Colombia) Four unmanned vehicles have been deployed to investigate the shipwreck since 2015.