The Times of India News

After 300 years, Colombia retrieves its first pieces of the San Jos, the $17 billion holy grail of shipwrecks

Colombia has recovered the first artefacts from the San Jos galleon, a 1708 shipwreck long dubbed the holy grail of shipwrecks. The cannon, porcelain and macuquinas were raised under a scientific project that aims to study, not salvage, a trove valued in the billions. The find adds new depth to an ongoing legal battle and to centuries of fascination with the lost treasure.