WASHINGTON - Deep-sea salvagers, in a record-setting operation, reckon they have recovered a fifth of the silver thought to be on board a British cargo ship torpedoed by a Nazi sub in World War II.
In a statement, Odyssey Marine Exploration said it has so far pulled up 48 tons (43 tonnes) of silver bullion from the Gairsoppa, which lies 15,400 feet (4,700 meters) under the North Atlantic, southwest of Ireland.
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