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A man from Thornton Heath is one of just two remaining survivors of the 'Indian Titanic' which claimed the lives of 280 people during WW2.

While nobody denies that the R700m in silver belongs to the SA state, refusing to pay a salvage reward is unreasonable

British champion racing driver Ross Hyett, 67, who salvaged £32m worth of silver from a Second World War wreck off the Maldives has won a court fight waged by the South African government

A British treasure hunter who salvaged £32 million of silver bars from a torpedoed WWII wreck could now lose it all in a court battle with the South African government.  Ross Hyett, 67, successfully led a treasure-hunting mission to recover 2,364 South Africa-owned bars of silver from the wreck of the SS Tilawa off the coast of the Maldives. The ship was a Tyneside-built 10,000-ton steamer that had been taking mostly Indian nationals to South Africa in 1942 with 954 people onboard. Its cargo included 2,391 bars of silver, purchased by the South African government and destined to be turned i...

British treasure hunter faces losing £32m silver hoard to South African Government More than 2,000 bars of silver were recovered from the wreck of the SS Tilawa, which was downed by a Japanese torpedo in 1942 26 January 2021 • 3:00pm SS Tilawa, a merchant steamer sunk in 1942 by Japanese torpedoes whilst carrying a £32m cargo of silver bars. Credit: Champion News  A British treasure hunter who salvaged £32 million worth of silver from a World War Two wreck faces losing the fortune to South Africa, after a judge allowed his own ruling to be appealed.  Ross Hyett, 67, a British champion ...