Brink's-Mat robbery gaps in its records. The fraud squad was called in to investigate the bank and certain customers. The so-called "Curse of Brink's-Mat" or "Curse of the Brink's-Mat millions" refers to the early deaths of many of those allegedly involved. Brink's-Mat robbery The Brink's-Mat robbery occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate on 26 November 1983, with a record £26 million (today approximately £ million) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash stolen from a warehouse. The bullion was the property of Johnson Matthey Bankers Ltd, which collapsed the following year after making large loans to frauds and insolvent firms. Two
Treasure hunting Mogul, at Delhi, India. In 1952, British recovered almost one million dollars' worth of the $5.3 million loot and hid in Brazil to escape the British Government's tax. The liner "Laurentic" heading from Liverpool to Halifax in 1917 collided into a mine and sunk with gold worth five million British pounds. Lieutenant Commander G.C.C. Damant was appointed to salvage the ship by the Admiralty. Commander Damant aided by Dr. J.S. Haldane and A.Y. Cattoo discovered the cause and prevention of caisson disease ("the bends") allowing them to make deep dives. Over seven seasons, all but 25 gold bars were recovered