"Somewhere down at the bottom of the ocean, theoretically, are those diamonds." Journalists inspect boxes of debris from Swissair Flight 111 at CFB Shearwater in Dartmouth, N.S., in December 1998.

More than five kilograms of diamonds and jewels ... millions of dollars of valuables said to be carried aboard Swissair Flight 111 when it went down off Nova Scotia 20 years ago this Sunday ...

Among the mysteries about the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1998 is what happened to diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other gems that were supposed to be in the cargo ...

HALIFAX — More than five kilograms of diamonds and jewels ... of dollars of valuables said to be carried aboard Swissair Flight 111 when it went down off Nova Scotia 20 years ago this Sunday ...

Swissair Flight 111’s cargo also included 4.4 pounds of watches, 110 pounds of U.S. paper currency, and 2.2 pounds of diamonds.

It's a story that's captivated treasure-hunters for decades — an enormous horde of riches that simply disappeared from the face of the earth. And two decades after the plane carrying that vast ...

“The notion that there could be $300 million of diamonds just there ... A service at the Swissair Flight 111 memorial at Bayswater was held on the recent 20th anniversary of the crash.

MIKE DEMBECK//Getty Images The constructed remains of Swissair Flight 111. More phones rang ... on board the plane and millions in rubies and diamonds. One day a postcard arrived from his daughter ...

The devastating crash of the Swissair Flight 111 in 1998 will be retold in a feature project that just started shooting, and is produced by Zurich-based C-Films AG and Nova Scotia’s Auguste Content.

Among the mysteries about the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1998 is what happened to diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other gems that were supposed to be in the cargo ...

HALIFAX— More than five kilograms of diamonds and jewels ... of dollars of valuables said to be carried aboard Swissair Flight 111 when it went down off Nova Scotia 20 years ago this Sunday ...

Courtesy of C-films, Auguste Content. The devastating crash of the Swissair Flight 111 in 1998 will be retold in a feature project that just started shooting, and is produced by Zurich-based C ...