Treasure Found in the English Channel
The Week December 23,2005-January 6, 2006
The Dutch government found tens of thousands of dollars worth of silver bullion that was retrieved from a shipwreck in 1739, from the Rooswijk, a company owned by the Dutch East India Company. The ship had just left Holland for avoyage to teh East Indieswhere the silver was to be made into coins when it sank.There were no survivors among 250 crew and passengers.
2 comments:
That would be interesting to look at....
Wow, i wonder what they will do with that money? I hope they put it to good use!
LOVE, lisa
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