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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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1 posted on 06/07/2016 3:47:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

GIBSMEDAT


2 posted on 06/07/2016 3:49:43 PM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: Kaslin

Google “skeleton coast Namibia” and you’ll see hundreds of pictures of ships like this.


3 posted on 06/07/2016 3:51:28 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (God is a racist! Get over it snowflakes. Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Romans 9:13-15)
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To: Kaslin

A mere $13 million? A pittance.


4 posted on 06/07/2016 3:52:20 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Kaslin

I’m sure Clive Cussler wrote a novel about this.


5 posted on 06/07/2016 3:52:43 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: Kaslin

Paging Clive Cussler. Please pick up the white courtesy phone.


6 posted on 06/07/2016 3:53:22 PM PDT by Zarro (JAIL CONGRESS!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Not to mention a lot of skeletons. Very inhospitable place to be shipwrecked.


7 posted on 06/07/2016 3:53:38 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Tax-chick

Okay, you beat me by like 40 seconds!


8 posted on 06/07/2016 3:54:10 PM PDT by Zarro (JAIL CONGRESS!)
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To: Tax-chick

Close...

9 posted on 06/07/2016 3:54:56 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: dontreadthis

You mean give me that!


10 posted on 06/07/2016 3:54:57 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Zarro

LOL! FReepers tend to read a lot.


11 posted on 06/07/2016 3:55:01 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


12 posted on 06/07/2016 3:55:55 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: ozzymandus

Yeah, those who survive the surf won’t make it through the desert.


13 posted on 06/07/2016 3:56:05 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (God is a racist! Get over it snowflakes. Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Romans 9:13-15)
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To: Tax-chick

Yes! I just finished “The Storm” :-)


14 posted on 06/07/2016 3:56:49 PM PDT by Zarro (JAIL CONGRESS!)
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To: Kaslin
shipwreck loaded with gold found in Namibian desert

One reason it took centuries to find is because it was underneath the ocean floor.

Huh? Desert...Ocean Floor?

"The ocean is a desert with it's life underground..." America - "A Horse With No Name"

OK, I understand perfectly, now.

15 posted on 06/07/2016 3:57:01 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: Kaslin

Half of that is mine. I just replied to an email regarding it.


16 posted on 06/07/2016 3:57:39 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Kaslin

King Obamawattame has already arranged to have the $13 million transferred to my bank account.

It should happen any day now...


17 posted on 06/07/2016 3:58:09 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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To: Larry Lucido

The Barrister representing a Princess promised me it was MINE! All I needed to do was send funds to pay the customs charges.


18 posted on 06/07/2016 3:59:24 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (www.greenhornshooting.com - Professional handgun training.)
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To: Zarro

I like the “Oregon” series.


19 posted on 06/07/2016 3:59:37 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world is a dangerous place whose inhabitation always ends in death."~Theodore Dalrymple)
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To: Kaslin
$13,000,000.00?

Some folks are more fortunate than me, I want my cut.

20 posted on 06/07/2016 4:02:28 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba ( Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.)
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