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Typhoon Sinks 3 Ships in Paracel Islands

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Typhoon Sinks 3 Ships in Paracel Islands

On September 29, 2013, Typhoon Wutip swept across the South China Sea sinking 3 ships, which had sought refuge in the lagoon near Pattle Island, Paracel Islands.

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Submersibles Showcased at Monaco Yacht Show

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Submersibles Showcased at Monaco Yacht Show

U-Boat Worx, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, Triton Submarines, and Seamagine Hydrospace are each displaying one or more of their submersibles at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. Imagine exploring the seafloor and finding shipwrecks with them.

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International Diving Institute

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International Diving Institute

The International Diving Institute in Charleston, South Carolina has one of the finest commercial diver training facilities in the entire Western Hemisphere. One of IDI’s founders is a world recognized expert on the salvage of historic shipwrecks and some of its graduates have gone on to work with him on such famous wrecks as the SS Ozama (a gun-runner sunk in 1894) and the DIVE IN > > >

1913 Wreck of the SS Regina

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1913 Wreck of the SS Regina

Learn about the history, discovery and salvage of the 1913 Lake Huron shipwreck SS Regina. 1987 expedition by underwater archaeologist Dr. E. Lee Spence and discoverer Wayne Brusate. No gold was found but lots of bottles of G.H. Mumm; Veuve Clicquot Champagne; Dewar’s; and Whyte & McKay Scotch as well as thousands of other artifacts were recovered.

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Wreck of the Spanish schooner Diamante or Diamond

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Wreck of the Spanish schooner Diamante or Diamond

The Spanish schooner Diamante (or Diamond) was a slave ship bound from Cuba to Africa with a valuable cargo and a considerable sum of money when she was lost on Cape Romain, South Carolina in 1816. Could this be one of the shipwrecks discovered by Dr. E. Lee Spence?

 

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Who Owns The Shipwrecks?

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Who Owns The Shipwrecks?

Or, do the heirs, insurers, discoverers or salvors? Click here to read an opinion piece by Dr. E. Lee Spence.

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