Maldivian finds 9kg ambergris worth 30M rubles
A resident of the Maldivian island of Unghufaru found a nine-kilogram piece of white ambergris in the sea, which could be worth up to 30 million rubles. The find is being examined by experts in Sri Lanka.
Consensus
- A resident of the Maldivian island Unghufaru found a large, white, amorphous substance in the sea.
- The substance was identified as ambergris.
- The find weighs approximately nine kilograms.
- The item was taken to Sri Lanka for expert examination.
- Ambergris is a waxy substance produced in the digestive tract of sperm whales.
- Ambergris is used in the perfume industry and can sell for up to 40,000 dollars per kilogram.
- The value of the find could reach around 30 million rubles.
Points of divergence
- The man went to Sri Lanka to conduct the expert examination. — riamo
- The estimated value of the find is 28 million rubles. — vesti
- The price of the nine kilograms of ambergris is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Maldivian resident found whale stomach stone in sea for about 30 million rubles — РИАМО
- Maldivian man got rich from a random find in the sea — Вести
- Maldivian resident discovers amber clump in the sea worth hundreds of thousands of dollars — Вечерняя Москва