An astounding $36 million in silver has been hauled from a WWII wreck
A British merchandiser ship sunk by the Nazis has given up a draw of 61 tons of silver , deserving about $ 36 million , according to Odyssey Marine Exploration , a U.S.-based subaquatic archeology and salvage company . The hoarded wealth , consist of 1,574 silver ingots and count a sum of about 1.8 million ounces , was retrieved from the SS Gairsoppa , a 412 - foot steel - hulled British cargo ship that sank on February 17 , 1941 , after being torpedo by a Nazi uracil - boat ....