Discovery raises hope of solving mystery of shipwrecked Gilt Dragon | 7.30

In 1656 a Dutch ship, the Gilt Dragon, was shipwrecked off the west coast of Australia. The survivors and the treasure they brought ashore vanished without trace. Earlier this year some campers fossicking along the shoreline made an amazing discovery, raising hopes of solving one of the nation's great maritime mysteries. This report from Chris Lewis.

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