The San José was a galley with 62 weapons, with three masts that was sunk by the British with 600 passengers in 1708 in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) before being found in 2015 loaded with gold and valuables. worth $ 17 billion. Now, two other ships have come close thanks to new high-tech equipment that has also allowed Colombian naval officials to take a closer look at San José and spot impressive historical artifacts, such as a gold chipboard and crew swords. They also managed to film many gold coins scattered on the seabed. Colombian authorities this month discovered two new shipwrecks near San Jose, which they also managed to film in more detail. Colombia Armada / Zenger The video, taken by the Colombian government, shows high-tech equipment descending to the bottom of the sea, showing a cannon at the bottom of the sea. Other objects can be seen scattered in the sand, including various clay pots. The video then shows the bow of one of the boats, which appears to be extremely well preserved despite the marine life it is trying to capture. The pictures show how the boat seems to be sitting on the seabed, without being swallowed by the sand yet. Close-up images near one of the cannons show handfuls of gold coins lying in the sand. Another snapshot shows a large number of what appear to be cups of tea scattered on the sand. The pictures also show the richness of the artifacts that are on the seabed and waiting to be explored. Close-up images near one of the cannons show handfuls of gold coins lying on the seabed. Colombia Armada / Zenger Colombian authorities say the two new vessels appear to be a colonial vessel and a schooner believed to date to about the same period as Colombia declared its independence from Spain in 1810, just over 200 years ago. The double find was announced by Colombian President Ivan Duque, who said the two ships were found near the wreck of San José, which sank off the port of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia in the 18th century. by the British. Named the Holy Grail of Shipwrecks, it carried one of the largest quantities of valuables ever lost at sea, with new shots of the boat now showing close-ups of some of its vast treasures. “We have already found two additional ships: one that is from the colonial period and another that, in terms of preliminary analysis, corresponds to the Republican period of our history,” Duke said in a statement. The president also said the Colombian navy is investigating the possible locations of about 12 other vessels in the area. Duke explained that Colombia now had equipment that “can reach the depths and have the best images”, while at the same time protecting the “integrity of the treasure” until it can be recovered from the seabed. Duque said: “In recent years, with these technologies we have been able to reach a level of precision we have never seen before.” Duke also said the technology was used to find sunken ships “where there was preliminary information about possible shipwrecks”. The head of the Colombian Navy, Admiral Gabriel Perez, said the new equipment also made it possible to verify that the area where the San José galley is located had not been intervened by anyone prior to the discovery. In a separate statement from the Colombian Armed Forces, the Navy confirmed: where Galleon San José is located, has confirmed that it has not undergone surgery or alterations by human action “. The Colombian Armed Forces statement also said: “This project has been ratified by members of the Committee on Shipwreck Antiquities and the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, ICANH, bodies under the Ministry of Culture. “Thus the Navy developed the design, preparation and execution of the four surveillance campaigns in which high-tech equipment and computer tools were used to process the information and verify the wreck situation. Thanks to new high-tech equipment, Colombian naval officials were able to take a closer look at San Jose and two new shipwrecks nearby. Colombia Armada / Zenger “During the surveillance campaigns, in another nearby area, two shipwrecks were found that were not reported and that add to the Colombian Caribbean’s historic heritage.” The country’s general manager of shipping, Jose Joaquin Amezquita, also said that various historical artifacts were also discovered among the wreckage of San José, as seen in some of the photographs, including intact crockery from the time of the galley and cannon badges. built in Seville and Cadiz, Spain in 1655. Other items discovered include coins called “makukina”, which were minted by hand at the time, a gold chip and the crew’s swords. “What we are talking about is a significant wealth that has a lot to tell us about our past,” Amezquita said. This story was given to Newsweek by Zenger News.