Centuries after the Spanish galleon ship San José sunk in Colombian waters and nearly a decade after it was initially discovered, the estimated $17 billion shipwreck is set to be recovered as soon as April, according to officials. The 150-foot-long, 64-gun, three-masted galleon ship's treasure is comprised of 200 tons of silver and emeralds, 11 million gold coins, an intact Chinese dinner service and porcelain pottery, according to Colombian Navy divers' findings in June 2022. Current Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered the recovery to be coordinated by the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge, the National Navy's General Maritime Directorate and the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History, the Colombian government said in a press release. A U.S. salvage company, Sea Search Armada, claimed they discovered the location of the San José in 1981 and attempted to take legal ownership against Colombia for the recovery of the ship. However, a U.S. court declared the galleon the property of the Colombian state in 2011, according to court documents. #WorldNewsTonight #News #Shipwreck #treasure #Columbia #Spain