‘5,500 boxes of gold’ - rumoured to be worth US$133 billion

[Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay]

"Race for Russian warship’s ‘5,500 boxes of gold’ - rumoured to be worth US$133 billion - after wreck found in waters off South Korean island

Divers off the South Korean island of Ulleungdo have discovered the fabled wreck of the Dmitrii Donskoi, a Russian warship that was sunk in 1905 and is rumoured to still contain 5,500 boxes of gold bars and coins said to be worth US$133 billion.

The badly damaged Russian Imperial Navy cruiser was located by manned submersibles at a depth of 434 metres about 1.3km off Ulleungdo on Sunday morning.

The Seoul-based maritime salvage company Shinil Group has been searching for the precise site of the wreck for several years and put together a team of experts from South Korea, China, Britain and Canada for this year’s effort.

Video footage released by the company shows images of extensive damage to the 5,800-tonne warship, which was scuttled after an encounter with Japanese warships in May 1905.

The footage also shows cannons and deck guns encrusted with marine growth, as well as the anchor and ship’s wheel."




The more gold for sale, the more I can buy! Read the entire article here:

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/race-russian- ... 31114.html

[Treetop]

Hunting lost treasures would be a super fun retirement if there werent so many weird laws on ownership. That is my understanding anyway.

[Recyclersteve]

I didn't see any gold coins on the video. Of course it appears they haven't yet gone inside the ship. I do remember the Odyssey Marine videos with one of the ships they found and the footage actually showed a bunch of the bars sitting at the bottom of the ocean. Spectacular footage.

[thecrazyone]

This makes me think of that movie Black Sea. Great movie, btw.

Any updates on this? Like we would ever be told..

[thecrazyone]

Heh, found an update:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48118420

[68Camaro]

Thanks for the update!