Latest about shipwrecks
2,500 Years Ago, Herodotus Described a Weird Ship. Now, Archaeologists Have Found it.
One of the most elusive boats from the ancient world — a mysterious river barge that famed Greek historian Herodotus described nearly 2,500 years ago — has finally been discovered.
Search for Shackleton's Antarctic Shipwreck Turns Back to Avoid Deadly Ice Trap
The wreck may be lying on the seafloor near the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
Remains of USS Hornet, Storied WWII Aircraft Carrier, Discovered at Bottom of South Pacific
Why Archaeologists Used a 'Ray Gun' to Blast This Ancient Shipwreck Pottery
To trace the origins of ancient pottery, scientists used a method that sounds like it's borrowed from science fiction.
Shackleton's Lost Ship May Lie at the Bottom of Antarctica's Weddell Sea
Polar explorer Shackleton abandoned the ship Endurance in 1915, after the vessel was crushed by sea ice.
Sunken 17th-Century 'Pirate Ship' Discovered, Alongside Gunpowder-Packed Grenades
The ship, holding military stores, sank in a storm near Dollar Cove in April of 1684.
This Ship Sank Decades Ago. Now, a 3D Model Has Resurrected It.
A digital 3D reconstruction has recreated a ship that sank in 1995.
An Underwater 'Ghost Fleet' of Shipwrecks Is On the Move, and Here's Why
Nearly 200 military shipwrecks — dating as far back as the Revolutionary War and including ships from the Civil War and both World War I and World War II — were sunk to the bottom of a river.
