$1.6million worth of gold bars recovered

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Treasure hunters have recovered almost $1.6million worth of gold from a ship that sank more than 150 years ago.

The ship was called the SS Central America and it sank in the Atlantic Ocean during a hurricane in 1857.

The wreckage was discovered in 1988 but nobody was allowed to get the gold due to a legal battle.

The ship’s thought to have had 21 tons of gold on board when it sank, which is about the weight of 4 fully grown elephants.

Only around 5% of the ship’s cargo was investigated when the ship was first found in the 1980s.

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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

7 Responses

greendale says:

May 28, 2014 at 1:41 pm

We’ll that’s expensive
lydia says:

May 28, 2014 at 5:51 pm

wow that is a lot of money.
Mckay says:

May 28, 2014 at 5:52 pm

I wish I had that much money
greenis says:

May 29, 2014 at 4:58 pm

WoW. I wish I had some!
ISABELLE says:

July 21, 2014 at 4:03 pm

whaaaaaat
thomascarney5432 says:

May 14, 2015 at 1:46 pm

i want that i am saving up for a $70 lego set
Kyng says:

March 9, 2016 at 9:21 am

I’m gonna find that money, not I’m just lying or am I ?????????