A perfectly preserved 19th-century shipwreck discovered 60 meters under the Baltic Sea reveals a cargo of rare champagne and luxury goods. A routine sonar scan in the Baltic Sea recently led a team of Polish divers to an extraordinary underwater find,...

A 500-year-old shipwreck filled with gold coins has been unearthed in a Namibian diamond mine, revealing secrets of a vanished maritime trading world. In April 2008, miners scouring Namibia’s Atlantic coast for diamonds stumbled upon a historical...

now be slowly degrading. In 2019 a remotely operated vehicle named Ægir 6000 descended into the Norwegian Sea to inspect the wreck of the Soviet nuclear‑powered submarine Komsomolets, which sank in 1989 with its reactor and two nuclear warheads still on...

Divers find a millennium‑old Byzantine shipwreck treasure of gold in the Mediterranean, revealing a hidden ancient hoard. A Byzantine merchant vessel discovered off Croatia’s island of Mljet has yielded the most extensive assemblage of gold artefacts...

The 500-year-old wreck of the Portuguese ship Bom Jesus has been discovered in Namibia, revealing a treasure trove of gold, ivory, and historical artifacts. A Treasure Trove Reclaimed from the Namib Desert For nearly five centuries, the final resting...

tools, and weathered timber—turned out to be the resting place of a 17th-century merchant vessel. Discovered in 2023, the wreck offers a rare, if fleeting, glimpse into the maritime commerce of the Baltic Sea nearly 400 years ago. Michał Grabowski, an...

hidden artifacts. A specialized team of divers has successfully retrieved a collection of historical artifacts from the wreck of the Britannic, the ill-fated sister ship to the Titanic. Resting approximately 400 feet below the surface near the Greek...

have mapped a 200-meter seafloor trail of cannons and anchors, revealing the final, desperate moments of a doomed shipwreck. Hidden beneath the Caribbean waters off the Yucatán Peninsula, a haunting collection of nineteen cannons and four massive...

A shipwreck off Andros revealed hundreds of ancient amphorae, but the most telling find lies in the mysterious cargo uncovered on the seabed. A team of Greek underwater archaeologists has uncovered a massive cargo of ancient trade jars near the island...

A groundbreaking shipwreck revelation has recently surfaced along the Swedish shoreline, predating the nation’s iconic warship. The sonar ping was a routine occurrence, but it revealed something extraordinary during a training exercise in the Baltic...

toward shore, allowing rescuers to pull a heavier rope in place and create a makeshift bridge for stranded passengers. The wreck of Valencia, seen from one of the rescuing ships – © Wikimedia Commons Rescue efforts were largely organized by local...

Roman shipwreck in Lake Neuchâtel reveals 2,000‑year‑old cache of weapons, wagons and trade goods, shedding light on ancient commerce. A team of divers exploring Lake Neuchâtel uncovered a massive Roman cargo that sank between 20 and 50 AD, leaving...

into Britain’s prehistoric maritime world. The artifact was recovered from the Salcombe Cannon and Moor Sand Protected Wreck Sites during a systematic underwater survey. Volunteer divers from the South West Maritime Archaeological Group located the...

of any wrongdoing. The previously unnamed formation was eventually designated “Basse Nouvelle.” Artifacts recovered from the wreck of the French battleship France. Credit: Ouest-France The Fragmented Legacy of a Sunken Giant Despite being relatively...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,300-year-old shipwreck nearly two kilometers underwater, offering a rare, pristine glimpse into ancient maritime trade. A routine seafloor survey conducted by the energy firm Energean has inadvertently led to an...

Archaeologists surveying a German lagoon have discovered a mysterious, long-lost shipwreck alongside a strange, never-before-seen object. During routine underwater surveys for a gas pipeline installation in Germany’s Bay of Greifswald, commercial...

team from Arqueòlegs.cat successfully mapped a hull section measuring 10 meters in length and over 3 meters in width. The wreck consists of approximately 30 curved frame timbers and at least seven external strakes. Notably, the vessel lacks metal...

Marine archaeologists have discovered a 2,100-year-old shipwreck off Turkey’s coast, yielding thousands of ancient ceramic plates, bowls, and trays. Underwater archaeologists operating off the coast of Adrasan, in Turkey’s Antalya province, have...

Divers have discovered an ancient shipwreck dating back to before Alexander the Great off a Greek island, following a tip from a private citizen. An underwater archaeological team has confirmed the discovery of an ancient merchant vessel resting off...

the shape of the ceramic vessels that originally held them. The numismatic evidence provides a firm timeline for the wreck, featuring the imagery of Constantine the Great—who governed the Western Empire from 312 to 324 CE before presiding over the...