The American Odyssey Marine Exploration recently reported that they were able to recover 48 tons of silver from a military transport ship that sank in 1941 300 nautical miles from the city of Galway in Ireland.
The ship sank in February 1941, there were 85 people on board, only one managed to escape.
Since then, the ship has lain at a depth of 4.7 km.
This find is far from a record. There are many more valuable finds of our time.
“Naryshkin Silver” in St. Petersburg, 2012
In March of this year in St. Petersburg, during the restoration of the ancient Trubetskoy-Naryshkin mansion, workers came across a walled-up room filled with silver dishes. Most of the devices bore the Naryshkin family coat of arms, and the items themselves were in perfect condition - since 1917 they had been waiting in the wings, carefully wrapped in newspapers and linen cloth soaked in vinegar, which prevented the silver from oxidizing.
$22 billion in Indian temple, 2011
Last year, one of the largest treasures in human history was discovered in an Indian temple. According to experts, the treasures walled up in the lower tiers of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple account for 6% of India's total gold and foreign exchange reserves, that is, about $22 billion.
The guardians of the temple, built in the Indian state of Kerala, began filling six underground vaults with donations since the 14th century, and in the 18th century it was decided to carefully wall up the caches.
One and a half hundredweight of Roman coins, 2010
Two years ago, a large treasure trove of Roman Empire coins weighing more than 160 kg was found in Great Britain. The bronze coins were kept in a clay jug, which was located only under a 30-centimeter layer of soil and was discovered by an amateur treasure hunter. According to experts, the jug with coins was intended as a sacrifice to the gods.
Gold and jewels in Staffordshire, 2009
In 2009, in Staffordshire, amateur archaeologist Terry Herbert unearthed a treasure dating back to the Anglo-Saxon era. In total, it consisted of five kilograms of gold, about three kilograms of silver and precious stones.
Among the items found were gold brooches, armor and swords, dishes and religious utensils. The treasure hunter stumbled upon the treasure while exploring the territory of his friend's farm with a metal detector. Under the ground there were more than 1,500 various objects that could belong to representatives of the Anglo-Saxon elite.
Treasure hidden from Caesar, 2012
One of the largest treasures in history was found this year on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Amateur archaeologists discovered a cache whose total weight of valuables was more than 700 kg. According to scientists, the treasure is more than 2000 years old and could have been hidden by Celtic tribes fleeing the troops of Julius Caesar.
The metal products packed together so tightly over 2,000 years that they turned into one huge ingot, the value of which, according to various estimates, ranges from $5 million to $17 million.
Millions from a German library, 2011
A collection of unique coins, the total value of which can reach several million euros, was found among the books of a state library in one of the towns of Lower Bavaria. The cleaning lady discovered a box containing a collection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine coins, as well as French coins from the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.
According to one version, the collection was hidden in 1803 from the authorities, who confiscated coins and books stored in monasteries for the benefit of the state.
Gold from the cruiser Edinburgh, 1981
In 1981, the largest deep-sea operation to recover gold from the sunken English cruiser Edinburgh was carried out in the Barents Sea. At the end of April 1942, the cruiser left Murmansk for England with 5.5 tons of gold on board, but, having received damage from German warships, was scuttled by order of the captain. Only in 1980 did British experts determine the exact location of the ship, and in September 1981, most of the gold bars were raised to the surface. Several ingots were never found.
17 tons of silver at a depth of 2.5 km, 2011
About 17 tons of silver were discovered on board a British ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mantola was wrecked in 1917 by the German submarine U-81. According to experts, the value of the treasure exceeds $19 million.
Treasures of the Galleon Atocha, 1985
In 1985, after 15 years of searching, the legendary treasures of the Spanish galleon Atocha, which was wrecked in 1622 due to a storm off the coast of Florida, were found. The wealth raised was estimated at more than $400 million, including 200 gold and about a thousand silver bars, jewelry, gold chains and an entire arsenal of weapons from the 17th century.
Pirate's treasure on a Florida beach, 1984
The treasure was found by one of the most famous treasure hunters, Barry Clifford, just a few hundred meters from Cape Cod Beach on the Florida coast. He discovered the wreck of the pirate galley Whydah, from which he recovered about five tons of various valuables.
The total price of what was found exceeded $15 million: before crashing on the coastal reefs, the pirates robbed more than fifty ships.
48 tons of silver off the coast of Ireland, July 2012
About 48 tons of silver were recently recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean - the largest cargo of the precious metal ever discovered in the depths of the sea. Treasure worth approximately $38 million was found on board the ship Gersoppa off the coast of Ireland. This military transport ship sank in 1941 after an attack by German submarines.
Gold, platinum and diamonds on the “ship without a name”, 2009
The remains of a British cargo ship sunk by the Nazis during World War II have been discovered off the northeast coast of South America. The value of the find was that the ship was carrying a large cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds intended to replenish the US treasury.
The name of the vessel was not disclosed; it was conventionally called Blue Baron. The ship was wrecked in June 1942.
Half a million gold and silver coins, 2007
In May 2007, Odyssey Marine Exploration, a company specializing in the search for marine treasures, announced the discovery of a sunken ship with 500,000 gold and silver coins on board. The treasure was recovered and transported to the United States, but the company never said who owned the sunken ship or where exactly it was found.
Coins and magic stone in the Caribbean, 2011
Last year, the American treasure hunting organization Deep Blue Marine discovered treasure in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of the Dominican Republic. In the 16th century there was a shipwreck at this place. Divers found 700 ancient coins, the value of which could reach millions of dollars, ancient figurines and an unusual mirror stone that could be used in shamanic rituals.
Soviet platinum on a British ship, 2012
In February 2012, the famous US treasure hunter Greg Brooks discovered the sunken British ship Port Nicholson, which in 1942 never brought platinum bars from the USSR to New York. The ship was sunk by a German submarine. Its cargo was intended for the settlement of the Soviet Union with the US government for the supply of ammunition, military equipment and food by the allies.
