Claudio Bonifacio Italian historian, who is an expert in shipwrecks, estimates that the sea houses 1600 tons of gold and 34.000 tons of silver valued between 50,000 (US$ 67.305 millions) y 80,000 millions of euros..
In his opinion, precious metals to be found in the deep ocean should be rescued for humanitarian, cultural and social purposes. This could be possible with the cooperation of public and private sectors