Jakarta, Dec. 5 -- The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has identified around 700 locations in Indonesian waters containing potential treasure or valuable objects from sunken ships.

These shipwreck cargos may hold artifacts and antiques of significant historical and economic value.

Director of Marine Resources at the Directorate General of Marine Management at KKP, Frista Yorhanita, said in Jakarta on Thursday that about 90 percent of the sites are linked to Chinese ships.

"The majority of locations are along the Silk Road, an ancient trade route frequently used by Chinese ships, particularly around Sumatra and Java," she explained.

Yorhanita noted that the potential value of sunken treasures at these sites has not yet b...