Recovery operation five kilometres under water retrieved $37 million worth of silver

IT DOESN'T glisten, but it does have a story to tell.

Recovery operation five kilometres under water retrieved $37 million worth of silver Silveruboat300x0

Forty-eight tonnes of silver bullion that spent more than 70 years at the bottom of the North Atlantic have been hauled to the surface and returned to its rightful owner, the British government, says the company that recovered it. Much more will be on its way soon.

The silver was recovered from the SS Gairsoppa, which was carrying the riches to England from India in 1941 when a Nazi torpedo struck. The ship went down about 480 kilometres south-west of Ireland in waters 4.6 kilometres deep - lower than the resting place of the Titanic.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/sea-odyssey-opens-ocean-floor-to-new-discoveries-20120720-22fg2.html#ixzz21DhfiYEY

Recovery operation five kilometres under water retrieved $37 million worth of silver

Recovery operation five kilometres under water retrieved $37 million worth of silver

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