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title: After 500 years lost at sea, Vasco da Gama’s Esmeralda shipwreck has been discovered — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/after-500-years-lost-at-sea-vasco-da-gamas-esmeralda-shipwreck-has-been-discovered/
date: 2016-04-16
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# After 500 years lost at sea, Vasco da Gama’s Esmeralda shipwreck has been discovered

After 500 years lost at sea, explorer Vasco da Gama’s Esmeralda shipwreck has been discovered, and National Geographic grantee and shipwreck hunter David Mearns is recovering the infamous ship’s remarkable treasures.