"A gold-laden, 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck discovered by chance off Namibia will be salvaged by the end of next week.
This is according to the ministry of culture in Lisbon, Portugal.
A team of archaeologists from Portugal, the United States and Zimbabwe are working to raise the wreck before October 10 — the deadline set by Namibian government officials owing to huge costs involved.
Last week, the Namibian culture ministry said the rescue operation was costing some 100,000 Namibian dollars (R100,000) per day.
All that is keeping the wreck intact is an artificial sand wall created by mine workers with bulldozers to push back the sea for diamond dredging.
However, the Portuguese government said that its ‘fundamental interest’ is ‘to guarantee the complete protection’ of the ship and the adjacent sea-bed’s remaining cargo."
A 500 year old ship found off the coast of Africa. I wonder where the gold came from.
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