Thursday, 29th September 2005 (3105 views)

A legend is being proved true, as a salvage team using a special robot claim to have uncovered buried gold.

Wagner has announced its discovery on the aptly named Robinson Crusoe island, which forms part of Chile.

Legend has it that in 1715 Spanish navigator, Juan Echeverria, buried 800-tonnes of coins, jewels, gold bars and a papal ring on the island, before the trove was found by Cornelius Webb and moved to another location.

The treasure is today worth an estimated $10 billion and hailed by Wagner lawyer Fernando Echeverria as the "greatest treasure in history".

Gold diggers have previously tried to locate the trove but proved unsuccessful. Wagner's success has been attributed to the ground-scanning TX spider robot, Arturito, which has already demonstrated its skills by finding buried arms belonging to a right-wing sect.

Despite the secrecy of its location and the fact the find not been proved; local residents, the Chilean government and Wagner have all staked their claims to the treasure. Robinson Crusoe's mayor, Mark Gonzalez, on behalf of the island's residents, and salvage company Wagner both believe they should receive half of the treasure trove, whilst the government thinks it should keep it.

 

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