A British treasure hunter who salvaged £32 million of silver bars from a torpedoed WWII wreck could now lose it all in a court battle with the South African government. Ross Hyett, 67, successfully led a treasure-hunting mission to recover 2,364 South Africa-owned bars of silver from the wreck of the SS Tilawa, a Tyneside-built … Read more
Have you ever noted the home storage potential of a London Underground luggage rack, or lusted over the interior design qualities of a right-facing Jubilee Line lift button? Is so you are not alone – collectors have gone wild for parts salvaged from decommissioned Tube trains, with goods ranging from seat fabric, station tiles and … Read more
2,300-year-old Hellenistic-Roman anchor dedicated to Aphrodite with an inscribed dolphin symbol is salvaged from the Sicilian seabed The anchor has a dolphin symbol dedicated to Aphrodite on one of its arms This symbol was there to try and invoke the protection of the Greek goddess Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty but also the protector … Read more