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400 Year Old Sunken Ship with an estimated Value of 4 Billion Dollar worth of Treasures and Gold Found in English Channel UK

A UK-based company equipped with cutting-edge technology believes they have the means to finally find the elusive wreck. Dubbed the “El Dorado of the Seas” due to its rumored immense riches, the Merchant Royal sank off the coast of Cornwall in 1641.

Multiple Companies have already tried to locate the mystery ship and all of them have failed.

The search for the sunken ship carrying an estimated 4 billion dollars of gold, known as the Merchant Royal has Sunk near the UK coast.

Despite centuries of efforts to locate the vessel, it has remained unsolved and undiscovered.

Multibeam Services, a company of specializing in locating lost wrecks, plans to search a 200 to 400-square-mile area of the English Channel this year, utilizing unmanned underwater vessels and advanced sonar technology.

Nigel Hodge, The company leader, underscores the historical significance of any potential discovery, stating that any treasure found will be treated as heritage artifacts.

Despite the immense financial potential, Hodge stresses that it’s not a mere “gold rush,” emphasizing the difficulty of navigating the treacherous, dangerous, windy, and rough waters where the ship went down.

With their team consisting of former fishermen and leveraging local expertise along with technological advancements.

Nigel Hodge Leader of Multibeam Services remains hopeful of success where others have failed.

The Merchant Royal was en route to Dartmouth United Kingdom where it came from Mexico traveling across the Caribbean Sea, sank on September 23, 1641, following a stop in Cadiz for repairs and cargo loading.

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