The SS Gairsoppa was discovered 300 miles off the coast of Ireland by underwater archaeolgy experts from Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
The SS Gairsoppa was discovered 300 miles off the coast of Ireland by underwater archaeolgy experts from Odyssey Marine Exploration.
The U.S. company, which won a contract to trace the shipwreck for the UK government, used a remote control submarine to explore it.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
The U.S. company, which won a contract to trace the shipwreck for the UK government, used a remote control submarine to explore it.
The SS Gairsoppa was carrying a cargo of silver bullion, tea and pig iron when it sank en route to Liverpool in February 1941.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
The SS Gairsoppa was carrying a cargo of silver bullion, tea and pig iron when it sank en route to Liverpool in February 1941.
It was hit by a torpedo from a German U-Boat after becoming separated from its convoy in bad weather.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
It was hit by a torpedo from a German U-Boat after becoming separated from its convoy in bad weather.
Of the 85 sailors on board the steamship when it sank, just one survived; he arrived on the coast of Cornwall two weeks later.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
Of the 85 sailors on board the steamship when it sank, just one survived; he arrived on the coast of Cornwall two weeks later.
Tea chests in one of the SS Gairsoppa's cargo holds are thought to contain some of the ship's precious cargo.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
Tea chests in one of the SS Gairsoppa's cargo holds are thought to contain some of the ship's precious cargo.
Experts on board the Odyssey Explorer, Odyssey Marine Exploration's wreck-hunting ship, hope to bring the silver to the surface.
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck —
Experts on board the Odyssey Explorer, Odyssey Marine Exploration's wreck-hunting ship, hope to bring the silver to the surface.