Talking of Gold (as IVZ is boringly becalmed in the doldrums atm !!)
This story about Gold found in the deserts of Namibia is interesting ?.....
Long-Lost Ship Found in the Desert Laden With Gold.....
The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus) was a Portuguese vessel that set sail from Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, March 7, 1533.
Its fate was unknown until 2008 when its remains were discovered in the desert of Namibia during diamond mining operations near the coast of the African nation.
When it sank in a fierce storm, it was on its way to India laden with treasures like gold and copper ingots.
Two thousand pure gold coins and tens of thousands of pounds of copper ingots were discovered on the Bom Jesus, almost all intact.
“It adds new meaning to the concept of the ship having being loaded with gold,” Dr Noli told News Com, Australia.
Dr Noli’s team also found a musket which he estimated to be at least 500 years old, and bits of metal which revealed a shipwreck was buried in the sand. It also found compasses, swords, astronomical tools, canons and even a time capsule. Silver coins were also found.
It is speculated that the Bom Jesus sank when it was pulled too close to shore in a storm off the coast of Namibia, causing the ship’s hull to collide with a rock and lean over, capsizing the vessel. As the coastline waters receded, the Bom Jesus reemerged in the desert.
https://greekreporter.com/2024/07/15/ship-desert-gold/
