Possible 1884 shipwreck exposed by nor'easter on Nantucket

The Warren Sawyer ran aground on Dec. 22, 1884, while carrying 1,115 bales of cotton and 28 tons of scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston.

• Sep 29

Shipwreck, apparent human remains found 7 years after boat sank in Atlantic

The nonprofit Green Oceans asked the Coast Guard to reopen an investigation that had classified the F/V Mistress as lost.

• Sep 23

Shipwrecks and the tantalizing allure of the sea

Shipwrecks have long fascinated oceanographer Robert Ballard, who became renowned for locating the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985. He talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about how that discovery 12,000 feet beneath the Atlantic changed him, and about the efforts of his research vessel Nautilus to map the ocean floor. Cowan also talks with Sophie Elmhirst, author of the bestseller "A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck," about human beings at their most vulnerable.

• Sep 13

Gun-running ship located 78 years after being sunk by Israeli military

In June 1948, Israeli forces opened fire and sank the boat in waters off Tel Aviv on the orders of David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister.

• Aug 25

Famed century-old ship "Sava's Titanic" emerges amid drought in Europe

The boat was carrying wounded fighters when it hit a German mine in late April 1945, experts say.

• Aug 20

Warship that sank in 1908 found off U.K.: "Undisturbed for 118 years"

The Royal Navy and shipwreck hunters have been searching in vain for the remains of HMS Tiger for over a century.

• Aug 14

2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered off coast of Sicily

The discovery was made by an underwater fisherman who described it as the "most incredible" in his life.

• Aug 9

"Once-in-a-generation" expedition launched to survey 2 legendary shipwrecks

Researchers will travel to the bottom of the North Atlantic to survey two legendary shipwrecks, once tied to a pair of iconic 19th-century polar explorers.

• Jul 2

Sailors from doomed 1845 polar expedition identified through DNA

The identification of the remains also resolved a decades-long debate about the worst disaster in the history of British polar exploration.

• May 14

Divers find wreck of iconic U.S. ship torpedoed in WWI, killing 131

The sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa killed 131 people, making it the largest loss of life on any U.S. combat ship during the war.

• Apr 30

Robot exploring France's deepest shipwreck finds cannons, ceramics

An army survey of the seabed uncovered the 16th-century merchant ship by chance in waters off the coast of France.

• Apr 29

16th century shipwreck found by naval vessel off coast of Sweden

The unidentified ship is believed to have been built in the late 1500s, which would make it older than Sweden's iconic 17th century warship "Vasa."

• Apr 28

Warship sunk by British fleet, remains of sailor found after 225 years

Thousands were killed and wounded during the Battle of Copenhagen, considered one of Adm. Horatio Nelson's "great battles."

• Apr 2

Divers find marble treasure possibly taken from Parthenon at Aegean shipwreck

Excavations at the site of the 1802 Mentor shipwreck uncovered a marble fragment that may have ties to the Parthenon in Ancient Greece, officials say.

• Mar 19

Treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain missing

Tommy Thompson found the S.S. Central America and its thousands of pounds of sunken treasure that sat at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 years.

• Mar 10

New 3D images show wreck of iconic Civil War ship that sank in 1862

Three-dimensional images and digital illustrations offer a detailed new look at the USS Monitor, an important Civil War ship that sank more than 160 years ago and has since become a reef.

• Mar 9

Lake Erie shipwreck identified in area where explorer died while diving

The wreck of the stone-hauling vessel is in the same area where the founder of the Cleveland Underwater Explorers died in 2024.

• Feb 18

Naval shipwreck emerges after being buried underwater for 400 years

A program dubbed "the Lost Navy" is underway to identify the large number of Swedish naval shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the Baltic.

• Feb 18

Steamer that sank in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago has been found

The Lac La Belle was one of the most popular steamers on Lake Michigan. It went down in 1872.

• Feb 15

Greek coast guard ship and migrant speedboat collide, killing at least 15

A search and rescue operation involving patrol vessels, an air force helicopter and a boat carrying divers was underway for potentially missing passengers.

• Feb 4

Life ring, piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000

A life ring and a lifeboat remnant from a famous Great Lakes shipwreck have sold at auction for $150,000.

• Dec 19, 2025

Wreck of 2,000-year-old pleasure boat discovered off Egypt's coast

Underwater archaeologists announced they had discovered the ancient wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria.

• Dec 8, 2025

Gold watch owned by couple who died on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million

A gold pocket watch that once belonged to a couple last seen holding hands on the deck of the Titanic as it sunk has sold for a record price.

• Nov 24, 2025

Items recovered from legendary shipwreck holding billions of dollars of treasure

Dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," the ship is believed to hold 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.

• Nov 21, 2025

Remembering the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

You might know the name of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy from the annals of history, the hit song from 1976, or, most recently, on the hit show, "Severance." Neda Ulaby, a reporter for NPR's arts desk, joins "The Takeout" to look back at the famous shipwreck from just over 50 years ago.

• Nov 14, 2025

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