The confirmation that a legendary Spanish galleon holds an estimated 17 billion dollars in treasure has turned a ...

The 150-foot-long Spanish galleon ship was sunk by British warships in 1708 Researchers believe they have uncovered coins from a 317-year-old shipwreck, which sank in 1708, containing treasure thought ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Remnants of a 300-year-old Spanish galleon were recovered on the Oregon Coast this week near Manzanita, as reported by National Geographic. Timber from the ship, called the ...

(CNN) — Stories of buried treasure and ancient shipwrecks have captivated for centuries, from pirate tales to Hollywood blockbusters. For one team of explorers, however, legend became reality when ...

Scientists in Colombia have recovered gold and bronze coins, a porcelain cup and a cannon from a Spanish warship that sank three centuries ago. They are the first artifacts to be salvaged from a ...

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a 300-year-old Spanish galleon dubbed the “Holy Grail of shipwrecks”, sparking a multi-billion-pound legal battle over its ownership. The San José — which ...

The San José galleon sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708 during a battle with British forces. It contained billions of dollars of treasures, by today's estimates. A legal battle over the rights to ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup were among the first objects Colombian scientists recovered from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the mythical Spanish galleon ...

A ship filled with billions of dollars worth of treasure sank off the coast of Colombia over 300 years ago, now the Colombian government approved a plan that will recover the sunk ship and all its ...

For more than 300 years, chunks of beeswax, formed from Filipino pollen, and shards of Chinese porcelain have washed up on the North Oregon Coast around Nehalem—flotsam of a wrecked ship. Beachcombers ...

Efforts are underway in Portland to get a measure on the ballot to pay for more police officers, but it just hit a roadblock before it has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.