But consider this: A 16th-century Portuguese trading vessel ... It is easy to envision what might have happened next: The storm-battered ship was caught up in the powerful winds and currents ...

The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus), a Portuguese ship, set sail for India from Lisbon on 7 March, 1533, when it got caught up in a devastating storm. The vessel, which was laden with treasures ...

A few years ago, archaeologists in Namibia discovered a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck from the 16th century—with real treasure still on board ...