A shipwreck
The San Jose galleon was believed to have been carrying billions worth of treasure when it was sunk in 1708.
  • Colombia said it would try to recover objects from a Spanish warship that sank off its coast in 1708, the Associated Press reported.
  • The San José galleon is believed to have been carrying treasures worth billions of dollars.
  • Colombia's culture minister said it is a scientific expedition for underwater archaeological research.

Colombia said it will try to recover objects from a Spanish warship that sank off the coast of port city Cartagena in 1708, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.