In one recent case, American salvagers reported finding the wreck of HMS Victory, which foundered in the English Channel in 1744. Documentary records indicate the ship was carrying around four tons of Portuguese gold at the time it went down.
例如：美國一家海洋探勘公司宣布，在英吉利海峽發現 1744 年沉沒的英國海軍戰艦「勝利號」，文獻記載船上裝有 4 噸、共約十萬多枚的葡萄牙金幣。