€27m of silver bars salvaged from ship sunk by U-boat

Treasure hunters have salvaged another €27m of silver bars from a ship sunk by the Nazis in the North Atlantic.

Odyssey Marine Exploration recovered 61 tons of bullion this month, 1,574 precious bars, from the SS Gairsoppa, a 126m British cargo ship that sank in Feb 1941 about 300 miles (480km) off Ireland in international waters.

Odyssey Marine, pioneers in the field of deep-water treasure hunting, exploration and salvage, have taken about 99% of the insured silver from the ship.