Current Events > Explorers discover sunken boat that may contain $130 billion in gold.

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Explorers have found the wreck of a Russian Imperial Navy ship that was sunk 113 years ago and may contain $130 billion in gold bars and coins, according to news reports.

In a statement, salvage company Shinil Group confirmed that the stern of the vessel, the Dmitry Donskoi, had been discovered off South Koreas Ulleungdo Island. It was badly damaged following an attack by Japanese warships during the Russo-Japanese War and was scuttled in the Sea of Japan on May 29, 1905.

The Korea Times reports that the South Korean salvage firm, which has been searching for the wreck for years, used two manned submarines to spot the ship on Saturday.

The Dmitry Donskoi, a 5,800-ton ironclad cruiser, was in a fleet of 38 Russian Imperial Navy ships deployed from the Baltic to the Pacific. Citing historical accounts, The Express reports that the Dmitry Donskoi may be treasure-laden. In addition to carrying port expenses and salaries for the fleets sailors and officers, she may have held gold reserves of other Russian ships damaged in the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905.

Rumors of a gold hoard on the ship have swirled for decades, although the possibility of a sunken treasure has also been viewed with skepticism. According to The New York Times, one historian told Bloomberg in 2000 that it would have been safer to send the gold to the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok by rail, as opposed to using a ship.

In its statement, Shinil Group said that it had found a large amount of iron boxes in the ships stern, and will take measures to preserve them. The boxes contents have not been revealed.
In addition to the stern, 203 mm cannons, 152 mm long-distance guns, a number of machine guns, anchors, two stacks, three masts, wooden decks and armor are also visible on the wreck.

One-third of the stern is bombarded and the hull is severely damaged, Shinil Group explained in a statement. However, the upper deck of the wooden hull is almost untouched. The armor on the side of the hull is also well preserved, while the anchors, guns and machine guns remain in place.

All three of the ships masts and its two chimneys are broken.

Experts from the U.K. and Canadian marine exploration company Nuytco are also part of the international team working on the Dmitry Donskoi project.

Other wartime wrecks have also become a source of fascination for treasure hunters. The S.S. Minden, a German cargo ship scuttled in waters near Iceland during the early days of World War II, for example, is rumored to contain a huge trove of Nazi gold.

Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/07/18/sunken-imperial-russian-warship-may-contain-130-billion-gold.html



Souns like a movie plot.

Get me Idris Elba!
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Nice.
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Experts say its unlikely a warship would carry gold when it can be transported by train at no risk to Vladivostok.

EliteLevel posted...

Experts say its unlikely a warship would carry gold when it can be transported by train at no risk to Vladivostok.

I was wondering why tf they would have so much gold in a war ship. Just doesn't make sense. I doubt there's much on board.
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I was hoping this would tie into that Nathan Drake short released this week, haha.
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Shotgunnova posted...

I was hoping this would tie into that Nathan Drake short released this week, haha.

Oh don't get me started on how dumb the ending of Uncharted 4 was.

Motherfucker worked for a salvage company and yet was too dumb to salvage the fucking gold.

Fuck his daughter I wanted Drake to die after that.

Even if Nathan is too honorable (WTF, no he's not?) Sam still shouldn't be stopped by a handful of rocks and some water. Sam already stole a bunch of the gold.
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I knew the tsar hid his gold in one piece at the bottom of the ocean
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