The billion-dollar shipwreck at the center of an international legal war: It’s 'the greatest sunken treasure in the history of humanity'

More than a decade after it was found, a centuries-old Spanish treasure ship worth billions remains nearly untouched on the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Discovered the ‘Holy Grail’ of Shipwrecks a Decade Ago. Now, They’re Finally Beginning to Unravel the Secrets of the ‘San José’

A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that ...

Legal battle rages over ownership of 'greatest sunken treasure in history'

Over 10 years after its initial discovery, “the greatest sunken treasure in the history of humanity” sits untouched at the ...
USA Today

$1M worth of gold, silver coins recovered from 1715 Spanish shipwreck, salvage crew says

SEBASTIAN, FL — More than 1,000 silver coins and five gold coins worth about $1 million were recovered from a 1715 Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, a shipwreck salvage company said. On Sept ...
Yahoo

Items recovered from legendary shipwreck holding billions of dollars of treasure

A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup were among the first objects Colombian scientists recovered from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the mythical Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708 ...
Yahoo

Salvors working off Treasure Coast find over 1,000 coins from 1715 Treasure Fleet shipwreck

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEBASTIAN — The historic shipwreck salvage operation Queens Jewels has recovered more than 1,000 silver coins in the 2025 summer ...