Sunken Russian Warship Rumored to Contain 200 Tons of Gold Discovered Near South Korea

Gizmodo ^ | 19 Jul, 2018 | George Dvorsky

[TruthFactor]

You are correct. The author is math challenged.

[Jonah Hex]

I don’t think you could keep a recovery expedition secret

(cough cough) Azorian (cough cough)

[Rebelbase]

From what I read it was a Russian naval transfer from Moscow to Vladivostok for use in paying government salaries and doing government business on that side of the world.

[henkster]

The Donskoi wasn’t missing. It’s always been where the IJN left it.

[dfwgator]

"Andrei, you lost another warship?"

[Rebelbase]

Watched an amazing video yesterday about the salvage of a fuel truck that fell of a barge in 1200’ of water in British Columbia.

Two years of planning later it was raised intact using a submersible ROV, some cranes/cables/custom equipment without spilling a drop of the cargo.

[Rio]

Sink
Salvage
Shut-up?

[rockinqsranch]

I’ve the experience of having calculated stowage of many a container ship prior to computerization of the task in my time, and I will say to all only this. A Battleship is not a cargo ship.

I smell a smell about this article similar to what we called “Honey Wells” back in mid sixties S. Korea.

[butlerweave]

That Star Trek stuff Gold-Pressed Latinum ,LOL

[Pontiac]

If the CIA and Howard Hughes are involved you can count me out

[Obadiah]

“A deal, deal. Maybe he’s a Republican.”

[TADSLOS]

Maybe it isn’t gold at all...

[Robert DeLong]

Today's spot price for an ounce of gold is 1,231.48. There are approximately 14.583 troy ounces in an avoirdupois pound. Precious metals are always quoted in troy ounces (31.1 grams), as apposed to the standard avoirdupois ounce of 28 grams. 2,000 pounds to a ton, multiplied by 200 tons equals 400,000 pounds of gold believed to be at the wreck site makes the haul a potential worth of:

$7,183,469,136.00 - 7.81 billion (with a B) dollars 8>)

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[PUGACHEV]

Is my maths wrong?

Yes, a little bit. Gold is measured in Troy ounces which are 12 to a pound, not 16.

[wally_bert]

Izzy, get me a quote on the Paris market.

1.6 million bucks!

[redfreedom]

The people that discovered this, then allowed it to become public knowledge should be permanently locked up in a padded cell and neutered so they cannot pass on stupid genes.

[CivilWarguy]

Yet another media scam.
The Russian government didn’t need to ship this much gold on a warship that was in danger of being sunk. They could have sent it to Vladivostok (the fleet’s destination) by rail, in perfect safety.

[xvq2er]

:>)

[Go_Raiders]

Your math is wrong. Gold is measured in Troy ounces. There are about 14.58 Troy ounces per pound. You’re about 10% high on your calculation.

[henkster]

They could have sent the gold by railway...if there had been one. The Trans-Siberian Railway was not complete at this time. The section around Lake Baikal was an engineering headache.