TOLEDO, Ohio — The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, ...

The 1985 discovery of the RMS Titanic changed the field of maritime archaeology forever, proving that even deeply sunken ships could be found with the help of advanced technology in the form of ...

Throughout history, the world’s oceans, lakes, and seas have claimed countless ships, leaving behind stories of tragedy, mystery, and discovery. Some bodies of water are especially notorious for the ...

The ships -- Early salvors, treasure hunters and marine archaeology -- Locating shipwrecks -- Surveying, mapping and excavating a site -- Identification and dating of shipwrecks and their cargoes -- ...