Found in 1959 — Then It VANISHED for 67 Years - video Dailymotion

Mythologia Geographic

In November 1959, scuba pioneer Duilio Marcante dove off Portofino, Italy — and reported ancient Roman amphoras on the seabed, forty metres down. One year later, investigators went back. They couldn't find them. The site was gone — looting suspected, never proven. For sixty-seven years, Marcante's Roman site was a ghost story… until this month. Full story on the channel. #RomanShipwreck #Portofino #LostTreasure

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00:00In November 1959, scuba pioneer Duilio Marconte dove off Portofino, Italy, and reported ancient

00:08Roman amphoras on the seabed, 40 meters down.

00:11One year later, investigators went back to find them.

00:14They couldn't.

00:15The site was gone.

00:16The suspicion at the time, looters had beaten them to it, though it was never proven.

00:21No coordinates, no footage, no proof it had ever existed.

00:25For 67 years, Marconte's Roman site was a ghost story until this month.

00:30Part 2 is on the channel.

Found in 1959 — Then It VANISHED for 67 Years

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