SS Pacific Shipwreck Gold Found: about 150 years ago A ship named SS Pacific, which was loaded with gold, sank in the sea. There was so much treasure on the ship that you can’t even imagine. Preparations are now being made to bring out this treasure that was lost for years. The SS Pacific was a wooden sidewheel steamer built in 1850 for the California Gold Rush, which sank in 1875.
Who discovered the remains of the ship?: After years of scouring the ocean floor for gold, treasure hunters are making their final claim on the cargo of the SS Pacific ship, The Sun reports. The ship was loaded with gold and goods worth an estimated $8 million. In 2022, expert Jeff Hummel discovered the remains of the SS Pacific. Now they have got exclusive rights to wreck with Rockfish.
A court in Seattle gave them the right to claim the wreck, and also said that anyone who could prove a family relationship with the owner of the gold could also try to claim it. Now with just one claim left to settle, the sunken gold is ready to surface for the first time in nearly 150 years.
See here- the story of the sinking of SS Pacific ship
However, before that a war has broken out between the claimants to the treasure. Rockfish general manager Ethan Benson said, ‘There were some contenders. Over the past year, we have had several conversations with the underwriters of the original cargo. About 7 weeks ago we had made an agreement with them to cover the insured portion of the cargo.
Benson further said, ‘We still have one claimant, about whom we are not sure how valid his claim is, but we are in talks with him as well. If successful, the claimants would receive one percent of their legitimate claim and the remainder would go to the treasure hunters. The process of taking out the treasure is expected to begin at the end of this year.
Where did the SS Pacific ship sink?
The SS Pacific sank in 1875 after colliding with the clipper SV Orpheus southwest of Cape Flattery, near Washington. When the ship sank, there were estimated to be more than 300 people on board. The ship was captained by Jefferson Davis Howell, who had commanded a rebel gunboat during the American Civil War. It was the deadliest maritime disaster in Western American history. The story of the sinking of this ship has been told in detail in the video uploaded on a YouTube channel named Part-Time Explorer.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 12, 2024, 18:50 IST