Smithbrown
Bronze Member
- May 22, 2006
- 1,030
- 914
Update on Colombia and the San José https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn18xl3j7o
Update on Colombia and the San José
- Thread starter Smithbrown
- Start date
DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 6,267
- 12,717
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
From the article:
"The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake. The ship blew up and sank within minutes."
There's been some galactic screw up's throughout history, and this one has to make the top five. I can only imagine how the fellow that aimed and fired that cannon felt....
From the article:
"“The treasure of the San José should remain at the bottom of the sea, along with the human remains of the 600 crew members who died there,” he says. “The treasure is part of the archaeological context, and as such has no commercial value. Its value is strictly scientific.”
I believe some would disagree with this...
"The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake. The ship blew up and sank within minutes."
There's been some galactic screw up's throughout history, and this one has to make the top five. I can only imagine how the fellow that aimed and fired that cannon felt....
From the article:
"“The treasure of the San José should remain at the bottom of the sea, along with the human remains of the 600 crew members who died there,” he says. “The treasure is part of the archaeological context, and as such has no commercial value. Its value is strictly scientific.”
I believe some would disagree with this...
Last edited:
Top Member Reactions
-
3681 -
1852 -
1815 -
1742 -
1449 -
1156 -
1102 -
934 -
829 -
817 -
753 -
575 -
540 -
508 -
502 -
423 -
E
422
-
400 -
384 -
368
