An anchor thought to be from a shipwreck carrying a billion pounds of treasure has been found...

inews.co.uk ^ | Monday March 4th 2019 | Josh Barrie

[rfreedom4u]

“My main concern will be people taking it and not telling anyone.”

I sure as hell wouldn’t tell anyone. No need to invite the government into my exploits.

[Undecided 2012]

too bad we’re aging, you’d be fun hanging on the corner in our younger days.

[Red Badger]

Spain gets some too.................Maybe even Mexico..............

[dp0622]

We’d have had a blast! :)

Miss those days...

[al_c]

sank some 400 years-ago while carrying 100,000 pounds of gold and 400 bars of Mexican silver

The billion pounds they mention is currency. The only weight mentioned is the 100,000 pounds of gold.

[colorado tanker]

The weather can be notoriously bad out there, especially this time of year. Hopefully, no one is gonna die trying this without proper training and equipment.

[Red Badger]

At 300 feet down it’s not a weekend scuba dive.....................

[M Kehoe]

Hi.

There are large salvage ships with Hugh and series vacuums.

Expect one on station within the month.

5.56mm

[Red Badger]

Todd Hoffman, please pick up on the white courtesy phone......................

[Steve Van Doorn]

From Wikipedia "On board were at least 100,000 pounds of gold (over 1.5 billion USD in today's money)[3], 400 bars of Mexican silver (another 1 million) and nearly 500,000 pieces of eight and other coins, making it one of the most valuable wrecks of all times"

[mabarker1]

That’s a big freaking Anchor!!!

Figure the guy standing next to it is 6’ tall, that means 20’ for the Anchor.

Cha-Ching PING !!!

[skinndogNN]

“A scuba-diving treasure hunter said he now fears a “dangerous” gold rush after what is thought to be the anchor of the most valuable British shipwreck in history was found off the coast of Cornwall. “

Basically, He saw it FIRST. And to leave it for him to find.

[skepsel]

Spain and the rest of the EU use rhe Euro, the UK kept the pound.

[oldasrocks]

If the ship lost the anchor it could have floated two hundred miles from there before sinking. Big area to cover.

[Mrs. Don-o]

“Pounds” was not talking about weight. It was talking about current value in pounds sterling.

[Sirius Lee]

“Pounds” was not talking about weight. It was talking about current value in pounds sterling.

Ah, Dr. Who money.

[Openurmind]

Man I love treasure stories. Couple generations back we had a family member find some geology treasure. It has driven me all my life to locate some myself. lol

[Chode]

100,000lbs takes a big-un

[Openurmind]

Thanks. :)

[PetroniusMaximus]

““Pounds” was not talking about weight. “

I know guys, I know.

The largest ship in the world weighs in a just over 1 billion lbs. And it surely can’t carry a billion lbs. load.