As early as February 22nd 1687, William Phipps led an expedition to search for the Dutch merchant ship Nuestra. Through various means and unremitting efforts, the merchant ship Nuestra was finally salvaged by him. The treasure in the cargo hold weighed 34 tons and was worth 300,000 pounds at that time.
Since the 1960s, people have come to Li Si Islands to salvage and explore the treasures in the surrounding waters. Many people have gained a lot, some precious treasures have been auctioned at high prices, and some have been collected by history museums.
Among them, explorers from the British navy are the most concerned. They found the Soyuz in the submarine reef in Kiel Si Tong, which is one of the fleet warships led by General Disli Shovell. Although there is no treasure harvest, it has since opened a wave of people's continuous exploration of "Lian".
Later, in the late 1960s, the Englishman Roland Morris and his companions came to Li Si. They made a detailed plan. At the sinking site of Soyuz, they used various means, even underwater blasting technology to move the rocks. Finally, a year and a half later, they found more than 65,438+0,000 silver coins and a badge bearing Sir Claudius Ray Shovell in a nearby rock fissure. Finally, the British found more than 7,000 silver coins at the bottom of this water area and achieved fruitful results.
1974, Morris discovered the wreck of the18th century British battleship "Giant". This is a warship that ran aground and sank in Silly Island in 1 198, belonging to General horatio nelson at that time. The treasure hunt continues. To this day, if people are interested, they can still apply to the British Home Office for a treasure hunt permit to explore and salvage legally. It is really impossible to know that one day, an ancient merchant ship full of huge treasures will appear in the goggles of the lucky ones.