8. A Haul of Treasures rescued from the Bahamas’ 366-year-old shipwreck
Place: Bahamas
The year this treasure was found was 2022.
Value Estimate: *Total Shipwreck Estimate: $1.6 billion
The quantity of gold and priceless jewels that have been discovered at shipwreck sites over the years is astounding. At the location of the Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas, a 366-year-old shipwreck located 43 miles off the coast of the Bahamas, a treasure trove was found in 2022.
A 366-year-old shipwreck in the Bahamas yielded a treasure trove that was discovered at Ahglanton/.
When Maravillas made a navigational error and collided with another vessel, it was sailing from Spain to Colombia. The wreckage is currently dispersed throughout the ocean floor, and the impact was catastrophic. The finding of this new treasure is intriguing for experts, even if the $1.6 billion shipwreck has had its riches taken over the years. When Maravillas finally met its watery end, it had 3.5 million pieces of treasure on board.
9. WWII P-38 Found in Greenland Beneath 300 Feet of Ice
Where: Greenland Sheets of Ice
Year Found: 1992; Estimated Value: $1.75 million*
While battling for the Allies in the British Isles in July 1942, a fleet of P-38 Lightning fighter planes and two B-17 bombers encountered a severe blizzard. The pilots of the airplane made an emergency landing in Greenland. Thankfully, the crew was saved, but the planes were abandoned.
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The craft known as the Lost Squadron was buried by the constantly changing ice sheets of Greenland. In 1992, one of the P-38s was recovered from the ice, even though it was covered, and was put back into operational order. This was dubbed the “Glacier Girl,” and it encouraged people to continue looking for the Lost Squadron. In 2018, another one was discovered.
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