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500 year-old shipwreck loaded with gold found in Namibian desert
Fox News.com ^
| June 7, 2016
| Walt Bonner
Posted on 06/07/2016 3:47:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
Diamond miners recently discovered a ship that went down 500 years ago after draining a man-made lagoon on Namibia’s coast. While shipwrecks are often found along Africa’s Skeleton Coast, this one just so happened to be loaded with $13,000,000 worth of gold coins.
It also answers a centuries–old mystery and is what some archaeologists are calling one of the most significant shipwrecks ever found.
The wreck was first discovered along the coast near Oranjemund by geologists from the mining company De Beers in April 2008. One reason it took centuries to find is because it was underneath the ocean floor.
“The mining site concerned was actually located in the surf zone, where the violent action of the waves theoretically made mining impossible,” archaeologist Dr. Dieter Noli told FoxNews.com. “So what the chaps do is push up a huge sea-wall with bulldozers parallel to the beach, with the ends running back to the beach. The result is a large man-made lagoon, with the surf pounding on the outside. Then they pump the sea-water out of the lagoon.”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: africa; ageofsail; ancientnavigation; bomjesus; debeers; diamonds; dieternoli; godsgravesglyphs; gold; goldcoins; india; namibia; oranjemund; portugal; shipwreck; skeletoncoast; sperrgebiet; thebomjesus; thegoodjesus; treasure
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To: Kaslin
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posted on
06/07/2016 4:02:30 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Tax-chick
He did and it was made into a movie.
22
posted on
06/07/2016 4:03:14 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: GeorgiaDawg32; Fresh Wind
I answered first. You are both too late.
To: Kaslin
Drat.
I should have staked the team, huh. H.A.W. Boots.
24
posted on
06/07/2016 4:04:34 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: BenLurkin
We saw it. Quite amusing.
25
posted on
06/07/2016 4:04:35 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
To: Kaslin
So, that’s where I left it.
26
posted on
06/07/2016 4:06:28 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: MrBambaLaMamba
It will disappear promptly.
27
posted on
06/07/2016 4:08:01 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: Larry Lucido
You may expect to hear from my lawyer!
28
posted on
06/07/2016 4:09:55 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
To: Tax-chick
That became a movie. Lol Yup!
29
posted on
06/07/2016 4:10:41 PM PDT
by
sheana
To: Fresh Wind
I AM your lawyer! You are so screwed (to quote Lazamataz).
To: Kaslin
Reminds me of THIS old movie!
To: Larry Lucido
I had a barrister AND a princess. (ups the bet - flips chips in his hands, hoodie down, with sunglasses).
Your bet..:)
32
posted on
06/07/2016 4:19:22 PM PDT
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(www.greenhornshooting.com - Professional handgun training.)
To: Biggirl
To: Fresh Wind
You were very smart to jump on this opportunity right away and send the king your bank account details.
34
posted on
06/07/2016 4:23:02 PM PDT
by
Cecily
To: Tax-chick; Zarro
***Clive Cussler***
POSH!
More like Geoffrey Jenkins. He wrote a novel of smugglers hunting hidden treasure in a 500 year old ship on the Coast of Skeletons. The landmark is a WWII German sub sunk at the site.
See my post #31.
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Huh, I’d never have known.
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posted on
06/07/2016 4:27:29 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
To: Kaslin
To: Kaslin
38
posted on
06/07/2016 4:33:58 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Once is happenstance. Twice is circumstance. Three times is enemy action.)
To: Tax-chick
Clive Cussler - Sahara - currently streaming on Netflix.
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posted on
06/07/2016 4:36:27 PM PDT
by
GunsAndBibles
(All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing)
To: GunsAndBibles
40
posted on
06/07/2016 4:40:16 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
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