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Deep-sea salvage aims to recover Arabian treasure
In Muscat and Paris led by Omanis and French partners, a plan to salvage sunken World War II cargo from the John Barry targets an estimated 60 million troy ounces of silver and 3 million Saudi coins. The treasure was loaded for King Abdel-Aziz and State Bank of India before a German U-boat attack sank the ship in 1944, with a secret hold designed to protect the riches.
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Muscat
Oman
U.S
John Barry
Jamal Abu Dawood
Yemen
Socotra Island
Abu Dawood
Sheik Ahmed Farid al-Aulaqi
Desert Line Co
Hadramaut
Ocean Group
Philadelphia
Saudi Gulf
Ras Tanura
State Bank of India
Abdel-Aziz Ibn Saud
Arabian Peninsula