World & Nation
American salvagers recovered about 61 tons of silver off Ireland in what’s said to be the largest and deepest recovery ever of precious metal from a shipwreck.
July 24, 2013
World Now
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Feb. 24, 2012
Books
Some years ago, the publisher of Del Rey/ Ballantine Books handed over the smallest advance payment ever for a book by a best-selling author--a $1 check made out to Arthur C.
Dec. 6, 1987
Large sums but few details surround a colonial-era shipwreck.
May 19, 2007
After searching the ocean for more than 10 years, marine explorers found crates of gold at the site of a Civil War-era shipwreck about 100 miles east of Savannah.
Nov. 9, 2003
The Spanish Civil Guard heightened a battle over a $500-million treasure of gold and silver coins from a shipwreck when it seized a vessel belonging to a Tampa, Fla.
July 13, 2007
The Spanish government will receive detailed information about a shipwreck site where a Florida company found $500 million worth of coins and artifacts last year, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Jan. 11, 2008
Peru’s government wants to know if 17 tons of silver coins recovered from a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean last year were made there, complicating the legal quest to determine who rightfully owns the multimillion-dollar treasure.
Aug. 21, 2008
Travel & Experiences
Explorers urged to return treasure
June 5, 2009
Wreck of HMS Victory found in English Channel
Feb. 3, 2009