Columbia confirmed the finding of two Sea Vessels over 200 years old, laden with gold worth $17 billion, near the famous ship San Jose which was sunk by the British in 1708.
Colombian navy has found two vessels near the famous sunken ship San Jose that was found in 2015. Spanish government has released new footage of the shipwreck which contains gold and other valuable items.
The recently obtained footage shows high-tech equipment being lowered to the seafloor, where a cannon can be seen on the seabed. Apart from this, other artifacts, including various clay pots, gold coins, and pottery, can also be seen lying on the sea bed.
Both the sea vessels are believed to be more than 200 years old, the Washington Post confirmed in a report. The remote-controlled vehicle was sent 3,100 feet deep off the country’s Caribbean coast, it added.
The blue and green colored images represent gold coins with intact pottery and porcelain cups scattered on the sea bed, the Post further outlined.
Colombian authorities showed their overwhelming response to this historic discovery and they confirmed to take the exploration further. Colombia navy commander Admiral Gabriel Perez said, “We now have two other discoveries in the same area, that show other options for archaeological exploration”. He also further commented, “So the work is just beginning.”
Archaeologists from the Colombian navy and government are working curiously to determine the Colombia Sea Vessels origin of the plates based on inscriptions, the officials said.
“The idea is to recover it and to have sustainable financing mechanisms for future extractions,” Colombian President Ivan Duque said. “In this way, we protect the treasure, the patrimony of the San Jose galleon.”
About Sunken San Jose: The 62-gun San Jose was a three-masted galleon that was sunk by the British in 1708 during the War of Spanish Succession, with 600 people on board (1701-1714). It was discovered in 2015 and is laden with gold and other valuables, with a current value of billions of dollars.
The San Jose shipwreck has been dubbed the “holy grail” of shipwrecks since it was carrying one of the highest amounts of valuables ever lost at sea.
