Detecting shipwrecks containing silver in the Atlantic Ocean

The wreck of the ship carrying £ 155 million worth of silver was sunk by the German warship in the Atlantic during World War II.

The newly discovered underwater treasure.

SS Gairsoppa left India in December 1940 carrying a shipment of 240 tons of iron, silver and tea. When he approached Liverpool (England), he was separated from the group due to bad weather conditions and running out of fuel.

Subsequently, the SS Gairsoppa was attacked by a German submarine U101 in the sea about 480 km southwest of Ireland harbor. On February 17, 1941, a torpedo that sank the ill-fated ship made 85 crew members dead and the only survivor was Richard Ayres, who died in 1992.

The 126-meter-long SS Gairsoppa, owned by the British Indian Steam Navigation Company, was discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration, an American underwater archaeologist this month, under a depth of 4.6m.

It is expected that 20% of the value of the ship's property will be paid to the British government. 80% of the company's remaining value of Odyssey Marine Exploration will be allowed to retain the search costs.