A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that ...

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With its low-lying topography, treacherous shoals, and sudden storms, the island of Sanday off the north coast of Scotland is a perilous place for passing ships. From 1480 through 1973, Sanday claimed ...

Maritime archaeologists in Copenhagen discovered the well-preserved remains of the Svaelget 2, a massive medieval merchant ...

PARADISE — Thousands of ships have sunk to a watery grave in the Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point is dedicated to telling their stories. If you're planning a visit ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A decade ago, the Colombian government announced the discovery of what was presumed to be the wreckage of ...

SHEBOYGAN – Kohler-Andrae State Park is set to host a pair of events Oct. 18 exploring the history of shipwrecks in Lake Michigan. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., visitors can drop by the Sanderling Nature ...

Maritime archaeologists from Denmark's Viking Ship Museum have unearthed an extraordinary find beneath the waters near Copenhagen - the largest medieval cog ever discovered. The 600-year-old vessel ...

The story of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition aboard the Endurance is the stuff of maritime legend and has been for over a century. The vessel was considered one of the strongest polar ships ...

A Canadian dive team scouring Lake Ontario for a shipwreck discovered far more than they expected. The team was diving to find a 1917 wrecked ship, but instead believe they stumbled on a vessel ...