by Lisa DeCanio
In 1942, a British ship called the Port Nicholson, was traveling across the Atlantic from the Soviet Union to the United States. During its journey, the Port Nicholson sank at an unknown location after it was torpedoed by a German U-Boat.
The clincher? The Port Nicholson was carrying $53 million in platinum when it sank.
Today, that platinum is worth an estimated $3 billion, and a Boston-based crew plans on recovering the lost treasure, reports CBS Boston. The treasure-hunting crew of the Sea Hunter has spent the past three years locating the ship and planning the dive. The Port Nicholson lies about 50 miles off the coast of Provincetown, MA, 700 feet below sea level. The waters where the ship lies are incredibly choppy, so the dive will have to be strategically planned around weather conditions.
The Sea Hunter crew, led by Captain Gary Esper, hunts treasure professionally, most recently traveling …
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