A Spanish ship that sank in the Caribbean in 1708 could hold sunken treasure including gold, silver, and emeralds worth up to $20bn, the Colombian government said, unveiling plans to explore the ...

A drawn-out international case of finders keepers is drawing to a close, and the stakes have never been higher.

The ship, “La Purisima Concepcion” went down January 10, 1765 off the Mitre peninsula --- about 3,500 kilometers south of Buenos Aires -- as it headed for the turbulent Cape Horn after sailing ...