Tag Archives: nautical archaeology

Are We Yet at the Heart of the San José? Interested Parties Continue to Trade Blows

Posted on: November 4, 2024 by Paul Stevenson

This year I’ve written about the Colombian government’s planned recovery of artefacts from the wreck of the San José, hailed as “the most valuable shipwreck in the world”. As an international investor-state arbitration proceeds in the Hague, the wreck continues to make headlines. Reports earlier in the summer indicated that the first robotic exploration of […]

Towards the Heart of the San José

Posted on: July 1, 2024 by Paul Stevenson

Earlier this year, I noted reports that the Colombian government planned to seek to recover artefacts from the wreck of the San José, lost in 1708 with nearly 600 souls and now lying approximately 16 miles off the city of Cartagena. Further reports at the end of last month suggest that the Colombian government has […]