KL to auction sunken treasure

Thu, 18 Aug 1994 | Source: REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): Malaysia will auction in Amsterdam $20 million worth of treasure recovered from a British ship that sank in the Straits of Malacca in 1817, the Star newspaper said yesterday.

The Star quoted sources as saying porcelain and artifacts from the merchant vessel Diana have already been shipped to Amsterdam.

The decision to hold an auction in Amsterdam was made last week by a Finance Ministry committee.

The Diana sank after hitting rocks off the Malacca coast while sailing to Calcutta from Shanghai. Diana's records said it was carrying 20 tons of porcelain, alum, green tea, nankeen cloth, silk, sugar, camphor, medicinal roots and lead slabs.

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