"A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup are among the first objects recovered by Colombian scientists from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose sank in 1708 after being attacked by a British fleet. The recovery is part of a scientific investigation authorised by the government last year to study the wreckage and the causes of the sinking. Colombian researchers located the galleon in 2015, leading to legal and diplomatic disputes."
"The ship, dubbed the holy grail of shipwrecks, is believed to hold 11m gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo from Spanish-controlled colonies, which could be worth billions of dollars if ever recovered. President Gustavo Petro's government has said the purpose of the deep-water expedition is research and not the treasure's seizure. Colombia's culture ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the cannon, coins and porcelain cup would undergo a conservation process at a lab dedicated to the expedition."
Colombian scientists recovered a cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup from the San Jose wreck during a government-authorized deep-water scientific investigation into the 1708 sinking. The galleon sank near Cartagena after an attack by a British fleet while carrying treasure to help fund the Spanish succession and is believed to contain millions of gold and silver coins, emeralds and other valuable cargo. The wreck lies about 600 meters below the surface. The government says the expedition is for research, not seizure, and recovered items will undergo conservation at a dedicated laboratory. The wreck's location remains a state secret amid legal and diplomatic disputes.
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