The Lost Fortune of the Flor de la Mar: Treasure-Filled Ship Vanished Without a Trace...

Many years ago, the largest Carrack of its time, Flor de la Mar, was entrusted with the task of transporting the Portuguese governor's vast treasure, acquired from the plundering of the opulent palace of the Sultan of Malacca, back to Portugal. However, tragedy struck when Flor de la Mar, laden with the treasure, set sail from Malacca in late 1511. While navigating the waters near the northeastern Sumatran state of Aceh in the Strait of Malacca, the ship sank, taking the treasure with it… To this day, the whereabouts of the treasure, believed to be priceless today, remains a mystery.

0:00 Introduction
0:45 Flor de la Mar
6:20 The Fateful Journey
7:48 Modern Account of the Loss
8:43 Search for the Wreck
10:34 Legacy

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