Chinese barge suspected of "desecration" of WWII shipwrecks

More than 800 sailors were killed when the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were torpedoed by Japanese aircraft — three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• May 30, 2023

U.S. warship sunk by "kamikaze bomb" during WWII found off Japan

84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.

• May 25, 2023

New digital scans of the Titanic

Brand new images of the Titanic have been released, offering unprecedented views of the shipwreck. The images could shed new light on how the iconic liner sank over a century ago.

• May 18, 2023
• 00:45

Discovery of shipwreck solves 50-year-old maritime mystery

Crew members who survived the sinking were not found for two weeks, researchers said.

• May 18, 2023

Diver discovers 1,800-year-old shipwreck off Israel with "rare" marble artifacts

Authorities had been aware of the trove of artifacts, but the diver's sighting provided an exact location, allowing researchers to carry out an investigation.

• May 16, 2023

New search underway for World War II shipwreck that poses pollution threat

Scientists are continuing to search for the steam freighter SS Norlindo, which sunk in 1942 and may have thousands of barrels of fuel on board.

• Apr 20, 2023

Hunting sunken treasure from a legendary shipwreck

Since he was a child Carl Allen came to Walker's Cay in the Bahamas for the fishing. Today, the retired businessman is fishing for gold, silver and gems from the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1656.

• Apr 16, 2023

Ships from 1914 found in Lake Superior after disappearing during storm

Michigan researchers hope the discovery will lead them to a third ship that sank at the same time, killing nearly 30 people aboard the trio of lumber-shipping vessels.

• Apr 12, 2023

Woman was among victims on doomed 17th century warship, DNA shows

Dozens of people died when the Vasa keeled over and sank just minutes after leaving port in 1628.

• Apr 4, 2023

25 injured as ship tips over in "terrifying" incident at Scotland dock

A local politician said the 250-foot research vessel outfitted by Microsoft's co-founder was "dislodged from its holding in strong winds."

• Mar 22, 2023

1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story"

The Ironton's captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat but it was dragged to the bottom before they could detach it from the ship.

• Mar 1, 2023

Whole families among victims who paid $8K each for "voyage of death"

At least 64 people, including eight children, died when their overcrowded wooden boat slammed into shoals just a few hundred yards off Italy's coast.

• Feb 28, 2023

Dozens killed in migrant shipwreck

At least 61 migrants died when their overcrowded wooden boat broke apart over rocky reefs off southern Italy. Seth Doane reports.

• Feb 27, 2023
• 01:57

Death toll rises after migrant boat smashed to pieces off Italy's coast

A rescue official vowed to keep up the search, but said finding more survivors was unlikely as the "sea conditions are too difficult."

• Feb 27, 2023

A piece of the long-lost SS Savannah may just have washed up in New York

The famous ship was the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean partly under steam power before running aground off Fire Island more than two centuries ago.

• Feb 24, 2023

"Rare, uncut" video of the 1986 dive exploring the Titanic wreckage released

The footage is in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the Academy Award-winning movie, "Titanic."

• Feb 15, 2023

At least 73 "presumed dead," 7 survive after shipwreck off Libya

The "survivors who made it back to Libyan shores in extremely dire conditions are currently in the hospital," the agency said.

• Feb 15, 2023

1869 shipwreck of vessel with "checkered past" found in Lake Superior

The ship sunk twice and sank another ship before the incident that left it underwater for good.

• Feb 10, 2023

Mysterious shipwreck identified as warship that sank in 1672

The Klein Hollandia sank after its commander was killed in action and British sailors came aboard.

• Jan 27, 2023

"Shipwreck skeleton" found on Outer Banks beach remains a mystery

North Carolina's coastline — known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic — is home to thousands of shipwrecks, and experts have a theory about this one.

• Dec 19, 2022

Pants pulled from 1857 "Ship of Gold" shipwreck sell for $114,000

The white, heavy-duty miner's pants with a five-button fly were among 270 Gold Rush-era artifacts that sold for a total of nearly $1 million.

• Dec 12, 2022

Apparent wooden ship from 1800s uncovered by hurricane beach erosion

"It's a rare experience, but it's not unique, and it seems with climate change​ and more intense hurricane seasons, it's happening more frequently," one archaeologist said.

• Dec 7, 2022

Treasures from 1857 "Ship of Gold" shipwreck up for auction

Tens of millions of dollars worth of gold has been sold since the discovery of the S.S. Central America shipwreck revealed sunken treasure.

• Dec 1, 2022

Lost 17th-century warship found off Sweden's coast

"Our pulses raced when we saw how similar the wreck was," said Jim Hansson, maritime archaeologist at the Swedish Museum of Wrecks.

• Oct 24, 2022

Mississippi River's low water level reveals shipwreck, apparently a ferry

The wreck, on the muddy shoreline near downtown Baton Rouge, La., is the latest discovery resulting from a severe drought's impact on water levels in many regions.

• Oct 18, 2022

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