A sunken pirate ship that is over 300 years old and has a possible treasure onboard worth £101m has been discovered.
The find – believed to be the Nossa Senhora Do Cabo – was made by marine archeologists at the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation.
The vessel was transporting cargo from Goa, India.
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It is thought to have been attacked by a group of pirates led by Captain Olivier ‘The Buzzard’ Levasseur on 8 April 1721.
The Nossa Senhora Do Cabo was headed to Lisbon, Portugal, but never arrived as it sunk to a watery grave.
The wreck was discovered in Ambodifotatra Bay near Nosy Boraha island in Madagascar.
Researchers have been investigating the vessel for 16 years.
Marine archeologists Brandon A. Clifford and Mark R. Agostini PhD from Brown University shared an exciting update earlier this month (July).
The vessel’s cargo, which contained “eye-watering treasure” – such as gold ingots and chests containing pearls – could be worth over £108m.
Sadly, the Nossa Senhora Do Cabo also has a sad history.
It is believed that around 200 enslaved people were onboard during the time of its journey.
Their fate is not known, as reported by Need To Know.
So far, 3,300 artefacts have been pulled from the wreckage including religious figurines and items.
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