On September 12th, 1857, the SS Central America sank in the waters off Charleston, SC after being caught in a vicious hurricane. The ship had been battered, its sails torn, and its boilers flooded before finally sinking to the bottom, 8000 ft below. It has been called the “The Ship of Gold” because it was carrying gold bars worth over $500 million in today’s money. The wreck was discovered in 1988 and several million dollars worth of gold has since been recovered from the ship.
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