Rare sabres found in shipwreck off Kent coast

It is the stuff of a children’s pirate story: a sunken ship, silver coins and 100 exquisite sabres — and all of them are emerging from a shipwreck off the Kent coast. The Rooswijk was a Dutch East India Company ship sailing for Jakarta in 1740 when it ran aground on Goodwin Sands and sank. The wreck was discovered at the start of this century but divers started to explore the site only six years ago. Now treasures are being uncovered. Read more on this story: Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: