For 2,000 years, the bronze gears of an ancient Greek shipwreck device have baffled scientists. Discover the mystery behind this early astronomical computer. Hidden beneath the Aegean Sea for two millennia, the Antikythera mechanism remains one of...

Marcante in 1959. A Forgotten Chapter of Underwater Archaeology The site, often referred to by locals as the “ghost shipwreck,” was first brought to light by Marcante, who spotted the collection of amphorae while diving in the area on November 7, 1959....

Ralph Wilbanks, with assistance from Clive Cussler’s National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), pinpointed the wreck in 1995. The vessel was subsequently hoisted in 2000, revealing a startling scene inside the iron hull. Crew Found Still Seated at...

A diver uncovered a rare gold cross from a centuries‑old Spanish shipwreck off Bermuda, but the artifact vanished decades later and remains unrecovered. A diver uncovered a gold cross set with emeralds among the remains of a 16th‑century Spanish...

Study of 1629 Batavia shipwreck sandstone reveals cargo came from two German quarry districts, showing mixed sourcing for Dutch East India Company trade. The Dutch East India Company’s vessel Batavia ran aground on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos...

Divers recover a mysterious Guinness bottle from an English shipwreck, sparking intrigue over its unexpected origins. Divers working off the Kent coast have lifted a glass bottle that once held Guinness stout, its contents dating back to 1864. The...

Archaeologists have discovered a massive, remarkably intact 2,000-year-old shipwreck resting on the seafloor off the coast of a Greek island. Marine archaeologists have identified one of the most significant maritime discoveries in the Mediterranean: a...

persistence turned a simple birthday metal detecting trip into an extraordinary archaeological discovery: a long-lost shipwreck. A routine afternoon of hobbyist exploration at Point Farms Provincial Park, Ontario, has led to a significant historical...

The mission was a partial success, resulting in the recovery of a small portion of a sunken Soviet submarine. Inside the wreckage, American teams discovered the remains of six Soviet sailors, whom they laid to rest at sea with full military honors—an...

and activist known for her work on feminism, sexuality, and social justice. Her groundbreaking collection Diving into the Wreck and her essay Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence challenged conventional views on sexuality and inspired...

across two distinct underwater zones, accompanied by fragments of Roman amphorae, strongly suggests the remains of a shipwreck. However, investigators have yet to confirm this hypothesis, and a formal scientific publication detailing the wreck site has...

Deep-sea explorers searching for a specific shipwreck made a startling discovery when they encountered an unexpected vessel waiting in the depths instead. During an intensive 2019 survey of the Weddell Sea, researchers utilizing the remotely operated...

Robert Park, a professor of anthropology at the University of Waterloo who co-led the research. Location of the HMS Terror wreck and archaeological sites around King William Island, Nunavut, Canada. Credit: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports...

have stalled an ongoing expedition to determine whether a mysterious underwater anomaly near Nikumaroro Island is the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s missing Lockheed Electra 10-E. For the third consecutive day, hazardous maritime conditions have prevented...

past, including a remarkably well-preserved Roman storage vessel and the obscured remains of a mysterious ancient shipwreck. These findings, discovered in the waters between the Piombino Channel and the Tuscan Archipelago, provide fresh insight into the...