48 tonnes of silver bullion recovered from wreck off Galway

A record 48-tonne haul of silver bullion has been recovered from a World War II shipwreck off the Galway coast.

48 tonnes of silver bullion recovered from wreck off Galway

A record 48-tonne haul of silver bullion has been recovered from a World War II shipwreck off the Galway coast.

The British cargo vessel the SS Gairsoppa sank in February 1941after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat.

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