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Extracting valuables from the San José galleon
Long hidden beneath the Caribbean, a bounty of emeralds and coins is about to see the light of day.
Of course, there’s a legal battle around the ship, as U.S.-based Sea Search Armada—which laid claim to the wreck after saying it located the San José in 1981—is being largely shut out of any treasure by the Colombian government. With conservative estimates place the worth of the treasure at billions of dollars, the Colombian government stated that (possibly by the end of April) it will start hauling valuables to the surface. The plan calls for the underwater robot to bring items on the galleon that are comparably easy to access above water, allowing scientists to see how different pieces of the ship (and the treasure it holds) react to being brought to the surface.
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