Shipwrecks
Latest about shipwrecks
'Sonar Anomaly' Isn't a Shipwreck, and It's Definitely Not Aliens, NOAA Says
By Laura Geggel published
Archaeologists Find 'Holy Grail of Shipwrecks' Carrying Stash Worth Up to $17 Billion
By Laura Geggel published
After 310 years at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, the Spanish San José shipwreck has finally been identified.
Images: Amazing Artifacts from a Java Sea Shipwreck
By Stephanie Pappas published
Here’s a look at artifacts discovered on a merchant ship that wrecked in the Java Sea in the late 1100s.
12th-Century Shipwreck Came with Handy 'Made in China' Tag
By Stephanie Pappas published
A bureaucratic label alters the timeline for a sunken ship.
Polar Explorer Shackleton's Lost Ship Could Be Hidden Under Antarctic Ice
By Tom Metcalfe published
Just over a century after the polar explorer's Endurance sank, another scientific expedition will search of the wreck.
Photos: WWII Battleship 'USS Juneau' Discovered
By Christine Lunsford published
Wreckage from the USS Juneau was located off the Solomon Islands by the Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel. It is the final resting place of the five Sullivan brothers who served and died together.
WWII Shipwreck Where 5 Brothers Died 76 Years Ago Finally Found
By Mindy Weisberger published
During WWII, the sinking of the warship USS Juneau doomed five brothers who served on it.
Nor'easter Exposes Revolutionary-War-Era Shipwreck on Maine Beach
By Mindy Weisberger published
A shipwreck that may date to the Revolutionary War era was exposed on a Maine beach after the recent "bomb cyclone."
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