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/ 16 September 2008
A mystery shipwreck laden with gold discovered off the coast of Namibia in April is a 16th-century Portuguese vessel that was bound for Asia.
A hunt for diamonds along the coast of Namibia has led to the discovery of a shipwreck dating back about five centuries, with its booty of gold coins and bronze cannons still intact. A spokesperson for Namdeb, the company whose miners made the discovery last month, said the ship was believed to have been the oldest wreck to be discovered in sub-Saharan Africa.