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Tuesday, December 1, 2020, 21:00 pm (GMT + 7)
The fishermen shared, someone contacted to buy a “treasure” weighing 100 kg at a shocking price.
One of the strange blocks was discovered by the Suwannasang fishermen off the coast. Photo: Viral Press
The Daily Mail reported on November 30 that Naris Suwannasang, a 60-year-old fisherman, discovered large, pale, rock-like masses drifting on land while walking along a beach in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Thailand
Mr. Suwannasang called him to help him bring these large blocks home. Here, they begin to check.
To the surprise of the whole family, these large chunks were very similar to ambergris, a rare substance secreted by whales, which is used as a raw material for expensive perfumes because it helps the scent last longer. what.
Mr. Suwannasang’s family continued to inspect large blocks by burning a small corner with fire. The burned part melted instantly and a musky odor was released. This makes them even more assert that this is ambergris.
60-year-old fishermen bring strange blocks home and inspect. Photo: Viral Press
Mr. Suwannasang said that the collected ambergris weighed around 100 kg.
Thai fishermen also claimed to have been contacted by a businessman to buy ambergris for 960,000 baht / kg (more than 730 million VND / kg) if they are of high enough quality.
In total, ambergris can bring Mr. Suwannasang’s family a fortune of approximately 96 million baht (more than 73 billion dong).
“A businessman told me that he would come to check the quality of the ambergris if the price was approved. The quantity shocked me,” said the 60-year-old fisherman.
Suwannasang still wants to wait for experts to confirm whether the blocks he found are ambergris or not.
“I want to know more about ambergris and I want the experts to reexamine them,” said the 60-year-old fisherman.
Mr. Suwannasang added that he will go to the local police to record his discovery in case someone tries to steal the “treasure.”
The fishermen said that someone was willing to spend tens of billions of dong to buy strange blocks if they were high-quality ambergris. Photo: Viral Press
Ambergris (or whale vomit) is considered a marine treasure or floating gold because it is valuable in the perfume industry. An odorless alcohol called “Ambrein” is extracted from ambergris and used in the production of expensive perfumes, with the ability to keep the scent longer.
Ambergris is formed inside whales when they feed on large quantities of marine, squid, octopus …
Scientists believe that ambergris was created to help whales easily digest hard matter like seashells … Some scientists believe that whales will vomit up ambergris.
In April 2016, a block of ambergris weighing 1.57 kg was found in Lancashire, England, and sold for £ 50,000 (VND 1.5 billion). In November of the same year, three Omani fishermen discovered 80 kg of ambergris and sold 2.3 million pounds (71 billion dong).
Source: http: //danviet.vn/thai-lan-di-dao-tren-bo-bien-bat-ngo-phat-hien-kho-bau-hang-chuc-ty-dong-50202 …
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