Odyssey has found another wreck - the SS Mantola

Listen to this article A well-known company involved in searching for wrecks and extracting their cargo from considerable depths has reported another find. It is the British freighter SS Mantola sunk on 9 February 1917. The ship was sailing from London to Calcutta, with a cargo of 20 tonnes of silver bars, worth $19m today.

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: October 12, 2011 - 13:48

Updated: March 1, 2023 - 15:49

Odyssey has found another wreck – the SS Mantola

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A well-known company involved in searching for wrecks and extracting their cargo from considerable depths has reported another find. It is the British freighter SS Mantola sunk on 9 February 1917.

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The ship was sailing from London to Calcutta, with a cargo of 20 tonnes of silver bars, worth $19m today. The find was made at a depth of 2500m, 150km from the recently found wreck of another British freighter, the SS Gairsoppa.

Source: shipwreck.net

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.