Dozens of WWII shipwrecks identified in Dunkirk channel: "Very moving"
Over 338,000 soldiers were evacuated during Operation Dynamo, cramming into military ships, fishing trawlers, ferries and tugboats.
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Over 338,000 soldiers were evacuated during Operation Dynamo, cramming into military ships, fishing trawlers, ferries and tugboats.
The Africa disappeared in a snowstorm 128 years ago with her entire crew of 11 sailors.
The wreckage of "La Trinite" has been at the center of a legal battle between an American treasure hunter and the French government.
Julian Hodges, one of the last living veterans who served on the U.S.S. Yorktown, teared up as he watched the video.
A team spent 14 hours surveying Akagi, noting it was "the first time anyone has laid eyes on the vessel since sinking during June 1942's Battle of Midway."
Divers are working underwater to find more information about the ship, which sank over 200 years ago.
Trinidad sank about 10 miles off the coast of Algoma, "taking all the crew's possessions and the captain's pet Newfoundland dog with her," historians said.
The wreck is one of nearly 40 wooden-hulled vessels that were abandoned in east Texas rivers after World War I.
Air and surface crews are looking for Thomas Faulkenberry, 44.
Many shipwrecks are "highly threatened by illegal salvage," the Maritime Administration said in a notice.
A remotely operated vehicle was deployed to reach the target nearly 300 feet below the surface and the images revealed a surprise.
A sub that set out to explore the Titanic wreckage vanished in the North Atlantic, prompting a massive search and rescue operation.
The men from the village of Bandli, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, were among hundreds who paid smugglers for a chance at a better life, but ended up sinking just 50 miles from Greece.
OceanGate Expeditions' small Titan submersible set off with 5 people, including 3 paying passengers and, at most, about 96 hours' worth of oxygen on board.
U.S. Coast Guard officials said 5 people were aboard the submersible that lost contact about 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, where the Titanic sank in 1912.
The U.S. Coast Guard is leading search and rescue efforts after a submersible vessel with 5 people aboard lost contact on a dive to the Titanic shipwreck site, about 900 miles east of Cape Cod. Rear Admiral John Mauger held a briefing Monday afternoon with the latest on the search.
At least 78 people have died after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Reports suggest there could have been between 400 and 750 people on board. Greek authorities have now arrested nine Egyptian nationals in connection with the illegal voyage. The BBC's Sofia Bettiza has the latest.
It was unclear how many passengers might still be in the water, but some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been on board.
HMS Triumph was officially declared missing with 64 people on board in January 1942.
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.
84 U.S. sailors were killed in the sinking, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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.
Crew members who survived the sinking were not found for two weeks, researchers said.
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.
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.