Shipwreck Off South Africa Endangers Thousands of Penguins
Whoever was on watch this day is in big trouble. Environmentalists and salvors are negotiating with the South African and British governments to provide a ship to launch a rescue operation at...
View ArticleBoat Found After Drifting Across Atlantic for 3 Years
Ever wonder what happens to all those boats that have to be abandoned? Not all of them sink. A small fishing boat lost off Massachusetts after its crew was thrown out in rough seas has been discovered...
View Article$3 Billion Shipwreck Found Off Massachusetts Coast
Some guys have all the luck! A Maine-based treasure hunter says he and his crew have discovered a sunken World War II-era ship carrying a trove of valuable platinum, gold and diamonds worth as much as...
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Indonesians Help Shipwrecked Couple on Remote Tropical Island
An Australian yachtsman who lost a treasured boat at sea has described his rescue off a remote Indonesian tropical island as a “sweet and sour experience”. Shaun Sims, from Cairns, Australia, and his...
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Divers Think They’ve Found the ‘Holy Grail of Great Lakes Shipwrecks’
In mid-1679, out there somewhere in the waters of Lake Michigan, the first full-sized sailing ship to ever hit the waters of the Great Lakes vanished, taking with it every soul on board. The commander...
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What 170-Year-Old Beer Uncovered From a Shipwreck Really Tasted Like
Back in 2010, divers off the coast of Finland stumbled upon some astonishingly old booze: champagne and beer preserved underwater in a 170-year-old shipwreck. Naturally, they had a taste. But now...
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