12 Jun Divers Discover Legendary 17th Century Shipwreck Which Contained $10 Million In Treasure

We’ve all heard stories about people finding treasures from ships that sailed the seas centuries ago.

Indeed, the mere prospect of finding our very own buried treasure is a thrilling one, but for pretty much all of us, it’ll remain an unattainable dream.

Usually, the best we can hope for is stumbling across a rusty old safe in our backyard:

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Well, recently archaeology divers discovered some of the remains of Britain’s wealthiest shipwreck.

The merchant ship, President, was coming back from India in 1684 packed with pearls and diamonds – worth about $10 million in today’s money – when it sank.

It was a trading ship which belonged to the East India Company, and it was the site of a number of fierce battles against 17th-century pirates.

The crew onboard were actually on the brink of starvation before the tragic catastrophe. In fact, they were so desperate that they ate the dog on the ship, which was described as “a delicate Banquet”.

Unfortunately, all but two of those on the ship died when a storm sank the ship in Mount’s Bay at Loe Bar near Porthleven, Cornwall, England. The two survivors were then attacked by two Cornishmen who tried to steal from them on the beach.

Parts of the shipwreck were discovered about two decades ago, but recent storms have uncovered some of the larger fragments.

Archaeology diver David Gibbins, who has been investigating the site with Mark Milburn, managed to retrieve a 334-year-old cannon and an anchor from the shipwreck.

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