Lost Ships: White Gold


60m 2000

Brief Synopsis

When a smuggler is caught red-handed trying to leave Vietnam with ancient artifacts, there is a multi-national search for the source of his treasure. Thirteen miles off the shore of Vietnam, archaeologist Mensun Bound leads the excavation of an ancient shipwreck, and turns up 300,000 artifacts worth

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

When a smuggler is caught red-handed trying to leave Vietnam with ancient artifacts, there is a multi-national search for the source of his treasure. Thirteen miles off the shore of Vietnam, archaeologist Mensun Bound leads the excavation of an ancient shipwreck, and turns up 300,000 artifacts worth tens of millions of dollars. The program takes viewers on-board as the crew brings these treasures to the surface for the first time in hundreds of years, and then follows the footsteps of Marco Polo to reveal how this ship went down.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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