Colombian scientists recover cannon, coins and porcelain cup from 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck

Archaeologists retrieve treasure items from $20b 'holy grail' shipwreck

The San José galleon, which went down in the Caribbean Sea in 1708, has been the subject of a legal battle between Colombia and Spain

First treasures recovered from ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’

Treasure trove from a Spanish galleon sunk in the Caribbean Sea by the Royal Navy in 1708 is at the centre of an international legal battle

Archaeologists retrieve treasure items from $20b ‘holy grail’ shipwreck

A group of archeologists in Colombia uncovered 300+ year old treasure in the Caribbean Sea from the most valuable shipwreck known to man.

First treasures recovered from ‘richest shipwreck in history’

A Spanish galleon sunk off Colombia in 1708 contains up to £15bn in gold, silver and emeralds. As the haul surfaces, Bogotá faces a battle for it with a US firm

First treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks' recovered

An 18th century Spanish galleon dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks" for its storied cache of 11 million gold and silver coins - worth an estimated $20bn (£16bn) - has yielded its first treasures.