Ruskie Warship Said to be Carrying $130B in Gold is Found 113 years after sinking
A sunken Russian warship believed to contain $130 billion in gold bullion and coins has been found off the coast of a South Korean island - 113 years after it was scuttled during the Russo-Japanese War, reports said.
A joint team including South Korean, British, and Canadian explorers on Sunday found the wreck of the Dmitrii Donskoi more than 1,400 feet below sea level and a mile off the coast of the South Korean island of Ulleungdo, according to CNBC.
The Russian Imperial Navy cruiser was carrying about 5,500 boxes of gold bars and coins - weighing some 200 tons - when it went down in 1905.
Its exact resting place remained a mystery until two manned submersibles piloted by the explorers captured footage of the warship's remains.
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