Topic ID #16226 - posted 2/2/2012 1:42 PM
Jennifer Palmer
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Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck off Cape Cod
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Treasure hunter says he found $3B WWII wreck
By CLARKE CANFIELD | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.
If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.
But an attorney for the British government expressed doubt the vessel was carrying platinum. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute.
Read more here.
By CLARKE CANFIELD | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.
If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered.
But an attorney for the British government expressed doubt the vessel was carrying platinum. And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute.
Read more here.
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