Tag: shipwreck

Ocean Vehicle Finds 200-Year-Old Shipwrecks, Gold Coins, Cannons 900m Under Caribbean; Could Be Worth Billions

Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday, June 6. The San Jose galleon, a 62-gun, 3-masted ship that sank during a battle with British ships in the War of Spanish Succession, thought by historians to be carrying…


Wreck of Ship That Almost Killed King James II Found off English Coast

The wreck of a 17th century ship that almost cost the life of the future King James II when it sank has been found off the east coast of England. HMS Gloucester sank in the North Sea in 1682 and the wreck has now been discovered 28 miles off the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth…


Divers Revisit Navy Ship Sunk to Make Artificial Reef in Florida Keys 20 Years Ago

The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary was celebrated May 17 in Key Largo. The 510-foot-long Spiegel Grove captured international interest when it sank prematurely May 17, 2002, and landed with its upside-down bow protruding above the ocean’s surface…


Western Australian Shipwreck Documentary to Premiere on Disney+

Shipwreck stories from the Western Australian (WA) coastline will be brought to the world when the documentary Shipwreck Hunters Australia premieres on Dysney+ in the coming months. In the first Australian documentary commissioned by the entertainment giant, viewers will join a team of ocean adventurers as they combine new evidence, the latest technologies, and archival…


Funerals Held in Lebanon’s Tripoli After Migrant Shipwreck, Dozens Still Missing

TRIPOLI, Lebanon—The families of migrants who died when their vessel capsized Lebanon’s northern coast held funerals in the port city of Tripoli on Monday while rescue efforts continued to find dozens still missing. A dinghy carrying Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian migrants sank late on Saturday off the coast near Tripoli when naval forces collided with…


Anniversary of the Titanic Tragedy: 110 Years of Mystery and Discovery

Commentary On the night of April 14/15, 1912, the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, a British luxury passenger liner, sank in the icy waters of the western North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg. The liner was making its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York when tragedy struck, resulting in the death of approximately 1,500 passengers…


Death Toll From Migrant Shipwreck Off Tunisia Rises to 17

TUNIS—The death toll from a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia on Friday has risen to 17 people, most of them Syrians, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a civil protection official told Reuters on Saturday. He said the coastguard recovered five bodies on Saturday, after finding 12 on Friday. A search was still…


Shackleton’s Antarctica Misadventure: An Early Example Of Modern Heroism

Commentary In a notable article published on the Forbes, Paolo Gallo, who writes about leadership issues, has argued that “The time has come to change our model of heroism.” Specifically, he argues that “being a hero is no longer a mythical classification reserved for … a few legendary men and women, or worse still, peacocks…


PHOTOS: ‘Endurance’ Shipwreck Found 10,000 Feet Beneath Antarctic Ice Over 100 Years After Sinking

The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance” has been found, a team searching for it said on Wednesday, March 9. The ship was crushed by Antarctic ice and sank some 10,000 feet to the ocean floor more than a century ago. The three-masted sailing ship was lost in November 1915 during Shackleton’s failed attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. Previous…


Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior, 131 Years Later

DEER PARK, Mich.—A ship carrying a load of coal when it sank in a storm in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Atlanta is well-preserved in the extremely cold lake, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said Thursday. The shipwreck group posted photos and video with the name of…