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US Scavengers Spot Legendary Warship

Tons of gold coins could be on board sunken British warship

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 1, 2009 6:30 PM CST

(Newser) – A US company has found a prized, 18th century British warship that may be worth millions, the BBC reports. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says it has spotted the HMS Victory, a man-o-war that sank in the English Channel in 1744 and has been sought by... Read full story »

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