# 3 billion dollars in platinum found in British shipwreck off Cape Cod? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-billion-dollars-in-platinum-found-in-british-shipwreck-off-cape-cod/611474 "2012-02-01T23:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-billion-dollars-in-platinum-found-in-british-shipwreck-off-cape-cod/611474/1 "2012-02-01T23:42:22Z")
[Boston Globe](http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/02/01/treasure_hunter_takes_aim_at_3b_sunken_bounty/): > [@](#): > > A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. > > If the claim proves true, it could be one of the richest sunken treasures ever discovered. Seems the British government isn’t so sure. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-billion-dollars-in-platinum-found-in-british-shipwreck-off-cape-cod/611474/2 "2012-02-01T23:48:56Z")
“And if it was, in fact, laden with precious metals, who owns the hoard could become a matter of international dispute.” Nope, it’s a wreck in international waters. This is where “finders keepers” actually has some legal bearing.