Astonishing treasures not seen for three centuries have been discovered deep on the seabed - but a furious dispute is already brewing over a US firm's claim to the trove.

Claims made by several parties – including Colombia, Spain and Peru – over ‘holy grail of shipwrecks’ which was sunk by Royal Navy in 1708

Astonishing treasures not seen for three centuries have been discovered deep on the seabed - but a furious dispute is already brewing over a US firm's claim to the trove.

San Jose galleon, which sank in 1708, was loaded with gold, silver and emeralds worth billions

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish…

Venti miliardi di dollari: è questo il valore del tesoro che si troverebbe a bordo del San José. Un galeone che affondò nel 1708 al ...

Spain, Colombia and a US salvage company all stake a claim to the staggering hoard of gold, silver and emerald