Fabulously rich shipwrecks with little or no basis in fact can be a major headache to serious treasure hunters. They are sometimes reported as having just taken place, or as…
There have been thousands of ships lost on a February 26, but one of the shipwrecks that stands out was that of the HMS Birkenhead, which set the example of “Women…
The remains of a World War Two bomber, thought to be a British Short Stirling lost off Norway on March 30, 1945, during a covert supply drop operation, have been…
This article tries to correct the damage caused by fiction writer Clive Cussler’s claims to have discovered the Civil War submarine Hunley in 1995, even though Dr. E. Lee Spence had…
The American ship Delia Maria was shipwrecked in a violent hurricane on September 7, 1854, off Hilton Head, S.C. Her owner was Charleston shipping magnate George A. Trenholm, who later…
The 2017 NOGI Recipients are Dr. Gerald R. Allen for Science; Chuck Davis for Arts; Jill Heinerth for Sports Education; Tom Ingram for Distinguished Service; and Dr. Enric Sala for…
Jamie Guined has been selected by the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences as the 2016-17 recipient of a full-tuition scholarship to attend the International Diving Institute’s nationally accredited, four…
The 56th annual NOGI Awards Gala, which were held in Las Vegas, November 17, 2016, honored the following diving luminaries for their exceptional contributions – in 5 categories of underwater…
Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences awards a full-tuition scholarship to Rebecca Ziegler for commercial diver training at the International Diving Institute in Charleston, South Carolina.
Divers from Duikteam Zeester identify a shipwreck as the Dutch fishing vessel TM 1 Burgemeester van Kampen lost in 1967, and meet with captain Jakob Vos’ widow.
Patented in 1832, the original application of Muntz’s patented “Yellow Metal” was as a replacement for copper sheathing on the bottom of ships. It was popular because it maintained the…
Perhaps the best single source for researching Civil War shipwrecks is a set of books titled The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. These records…
The Diving Equipment and Marketing Association Expo is an annual, trade-only event for the Diving Industry. The 2013 DEMA Show is being held in Orlando, November 6-9. If you are…
Interested in Shipwrecks and sunken treasure? The salvage of the remaining gold on the side-wheel steamer Central America may finally resume in 2014 after a lapse of over 20 years that was…
Shipwrecks.com is the world’s longest running website devoted primarily to shipwrecks past and present. We have been posting about shipwreck research, expeditions, diving, underwater archaeology and treasure salvage since the…
Sea Research Society has been doing shipwreck expeditions every year for over 40 years. Projects have included wrecks such as the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the Confederate blockade runners Georgiana,…
A boat with around 500 illegal migrants burned and sank between Tunisia and Sicily on October 3, 2013. Hundreds of men, women and children drowned. Most of them were illegal…
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.
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…
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…
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