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Mike Purcell

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123 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Ten years ago, Mike Purcell was on one of his missions on a ship in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. And for about a week, every night, he had been sending out his autonomous underwater vehicle to search the seafloor.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Ten years ago, Mike Purcell was on one of his missions on a ship in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. And for about a week, every night, he had been sending out his autonomous underwater vehicle to search the seafloor.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Ten years ago, Mike Purcell was on one of his missions on a ship in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. And for about a week, every night, he had been sending out his autonomous underwater vehicle to search the seafloor.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

This time, a private group and the Colombian government wanted his help finding a 300-year-old shipwreck that was the stuff of legend. The Spanish galleon, the San Jose. It was one of the most famous shipwrecks and maybe the most valuable one of all time.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

This time, a private group and the Colombian government wanted his help finding a 300-year-old shipwreck that was the stuff of legend. The Spanish galleon, the San Jose. It was one of the most famous shipwrecks and maybe the most valuable one of all time.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

This time, a private group and the Colombian government wanted his help finding a 300-year-old shipwreck that was the stuff of legend. The Spanish galleon, the San Jose. It was one of the most famous shipwrecks and maybe the most valuable one of all time.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

And they see, no joke, a bunch of gold coins.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

And they see, no joke, a bunch of gold coins.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

And they see, no joke, a bunch of gold coins.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

The San Jose was a Spanish galleon that sank in 1708 with billions of dollars worth of gold and silver and teacups aboard.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

The San Jose was a Spanish galleon that sank in 1708 with billions of dollars worth of gold and silver and teacups aboard.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

The San Jose was a Spanish galleon that sank in 1708 with billions of dollars worth of gold and silver and teacups aboard.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Are you in line?

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Are you in line?

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Are you in line?

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Just a teacup. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Mary Childs. So the San Jose shipwreck was found, but it is not clear who it actually belongs to. Turns out shipwrecks with billions of dollars worth of stuff on them can get pretty confusing and contentious.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Just a teacup. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Mary Childs. So the San Jose shipwreck was found, but it is not clear who it actually belongs to. Turns out shipwrecks with billions of dollars worth of stuff on them can get pretty confusing and contentious.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Just a teacup. Hello and welcome to Planet Money. I'm Erika Barris. And I'm Mary Childs. So the San Jose shipwreck was found, but it is not clear who it actually belongs to. Turns out shipwrecks with billions of dollars worth of stuff on them can get pretty confusing and contentious.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Colombia, Spain, American financiers, South American indigenous groups, everyone wants a say in what should happen to the San Jose.

Planet Money
The fight for a legendary shipwreck's treasure

Colombia, Spain, American financiers, South American indigenous groups, everyone wants a say in what should happen to the San Jose.

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