US treasure hunters eye our waters
A TREASURE hunt believed to be worth in excess of £200m. could soon begin in our waters.
A TREASURE hunt believed to be worth in excess of £200m. could soon begin in our waters. An American company, dubbed modern-day treasure hunters, have been investigating sites around Guernsey's coastline.
There are strong rumours that a famous 17th-century French galleon has been found. La Vierge du Bon Port was the pride of Louis XIV's merchant navy when it was sunk in the English Channel on 9 July 1666.
A report in The Independent says that the privateer vessel, Orange, came into Guernsey shortly after having sunk the French galleon. Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a private Florida-based company, could be on the brink of dredging up the past.
Two weeks ago, it filed a claim at the District Court in Tampa to two 'cannon wrecks of the colonial period' lying within the Channel, between 25 and 40 miles from the British waters. If this location is accurate, it is unlikely to be an issue for Guernsey authorities.
