The San José shipwreck sits off the coast of Colombia, and is rumored to hold precious 300-year-old cargo that would be worth billions if ever recovered.
An expedition to the famed San José shipwreck has begun off the coast of Colombia. The mythical galleon San José sank in the 18th century in the country’s northern Caribbean and is believed to contain cargo valued at billions of dollars.The first phase of an expedition project kicked off this week and includes site imaging to determine which pieces are suitable and possible to extract.
In 2018, the Colombia government abandoned plans to excavate the wreck, amid disputes with a private firm that claims some salvage rights based on a 1980s agreement with the Colombian government.In 2018, the United Nations cultural agency called on Colombia not to commercially exploit the wreck.
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