The 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks

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  Hello, I'm Lucy Hawkings from the BBC World Service.

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  This is the global story today who's entitled to sunken treasure on the San Jose.

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  Shipwrecks, treasure, galleons, words that remind us of fantastic childhood adventure stories.

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  But this one is is real.

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  In today's episode, the most valuable shipwreck in the world, a Spanish galleon sunk off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago.

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  The San Jose had a cargo of gold, silver, and emeralds worth billions of dollars.

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  And countries are vying for the treasure.

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  But who will win the fight?

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  With me Today is the BBC's business correspondent, Gideon Long, and underwater archaeologist, Dr.

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  Rodrigo Pacheco Ruiz.

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  Hi, Rodrigo.

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  Hi, Lucy.

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  Hi, Gideon.

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  Hi there.

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  What a tale we have to tell everyone about today.

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  But I have to start by asking you, Rodrigo, an underwater archaeologist, it has such an exciting, exotic ring to it.

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  What's it like?

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  It's fantastic.

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  It's one of those once in a lifetime kind of opportunities, and I'm very lucky to do this.

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