British Shipwreck With 4 Tons of Gold Coins Discovered

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  1. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    This could prove to be VERY interesting:

    Famous British Shipwreck HMS Victory Discovered by Salvagers

     
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  3. clembo

    clembo A closed mind is no mind

  4. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    In case anyone is interested:

    Check your local listings.
     
  5. FreakyGsMom

    FreakyGsMom Member

    NBC's The Nightly News with Brian Williams had a story on this tonight. Sounds exciting! We enjoy watching "Treasure Quest" on The Discovery Channel, it's a weekly series about shipwreck exploration. It's on Thursday night @ 10 p.m. :smile:
     
  6. Jako lipo

    Jako lipo New Member

    i recorded treasure quest on discovery and for a subject that i find interesting reading about it the show is very boring at least to me. THey basically just reapeat what they have already said and they spread out the exciting parts so thin over the show that it just isnt very engrossing
     
  7. sketcherpbr

    sketcherpbr Enthusiast

    ahhhhh this is awesome. sweeeeeet.
     
  8. Harryj

    Harryj Supporter**

    Interesting. Seen a show on the Odyssey on tv, they brought a few cannon up from a sunken french warship.
     
  9. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    anyone will u please waqtch the show and tell me if they found any mohurs. i need mohurs :)
     
  10. FreakyGarrettC

    FreakyGarrettC Wise young snail

    If it is .900 gold they have found 115200 ounce of pure gold. :bigeyes:
     
  11. eddyk

    eddyk New-mismatist

    Good.

    The UK could use the cash :p
     
  12. ericl

    ericl Senior Member

    How do you know they'll get it? Does the law of "finder's keepers" work in this case? Are the Oddassy people going to tell the British government where the gold is without an agreement? I doubt it very much.
     
  13. eddyk

    eddyk New-mismatist

    Military ships follow different rules.


    As is it a british Military ship it belongs to us.

    If it was a ferry or something which went down with all that gold...then yes finders keepers.

    I'm sure they will be rewarded however.
     
  14. HandsomeToad

    HandsomeToad Urinist

    The article said just that - they "expected to be rewarded for its discovery."

    Ribbit :)
     
  15. FreakyGsMom

    FreakyGsMom Member

    I just found this at time.com, it's dated yesterday

    Source: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876515,00.html
     
  16. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    a really big fly headed your way toad ;)
     
  17. SpiffyAllstar

    SpiffyAllstar Member

    It's great when lost ships are found, not just for the historical or salvage, but to learn more about past accounts and weather. From what I gather, this ship was found "in the wrong place".
     
  18. FreakyGsMom

    FreakyGsMom Member

    Hi Guys,

    Part 2 of the show on The Discovery Channel about this shipwreck comes on at 10 p.m. tonight. It's called "Return To The Legend."

    http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.15776.25703.37634.8
     
  19. Vince

    Vince Member

    I'm pleased that it was noted that it was HMS Sussex and not HMS Victory.
    HMS Victory is in dry dock at Portsmouth Harbour
     
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