Shipwreck

Five survivors found clinging to fish trap after Indonesian boat sinks with dozens missing

Forty-nine survivors were located in total since the boat sank last week, though another 20 people reportedly remain missing as the search continues.

Rescuers search for missing people during an operation after a passenger boat KM Nurul Salsa sank off Selayar island in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 17, 2026.
The Quest, captained by Sir Ernest Shackleton; illustrative.

'Once-in-a-generation' expedition sets sail to survey famed polar expedition ships

The wreck of the Japanese “Hellship” transport Hōfuku Maru, July 3, 2026.

Wreck of Japan's WWII 'Hellship' carrying Allied POWs found off Philippine coast after 80 years

The submarine USS Herring (SS-233) passes Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco on October 12, 1943.

USS Herring’s final resting place confirmed 82 years after being lost in WWII


WATCH: Norway recovers Chinese porcelain, European-made goods from 18th-century shipwreck

The ship, coined "The Porcelain Wreck," is believed to have sunk around the mid-1700s, and was found at a depth of some 600 meters, the museum said. 

Chinese porcelain discovered in 18th century shipwreck in Norway, June 3, 2026.

DNA analysis identifies four more members of John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition

The failed British voyage set sail in 1845 to map the unnavigated passes of the Northwest Passage and attempt to study magnetic data and figure out if it could be used to better perfect navigation.

1845: The ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror used in Sir John Franklin's ill-fated attempt to discover the Northwest passage.

Divers find wreck of Coast Guard ship torpedoed by Germans, US’ largest naval loss of World War I

Tampa was one of six USGC cutters assigned to escort convoys during World War I, losing only two ships out of 18 convoys. She earned a special commendation for exemplary service. 

Wreckage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa found by British diving team Gasperados off the coast of England, May 4, 2026.

Mariners’ bane: Ancient ship graveyard identified off Libya’s coast

Seafloor surveys near the 2,300-year-old ancient Greek city mapped a harbor basin and cataloged multiple hulls.

 Marine archaeologist reviews underwater findings.

Out of prison at last, the man behind a famed deep-sea haul refuses to share the map to the gold

Tommy Thompson located the S.S. Central America—known as the “Ship of Gold”—in 1988. The vessel lay more than 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.

A three-camera stereoscopic imaging kit is used to create accurate 3D models of underwater artifacts.

Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast

According to the ministry, the site has been under constant monitoring by Italy’s financial police to “protect the site from possible looting and to preserve its enormous scientific value.”

Divers carrying amphorae from the fourth century AD Roman shipwreck discovered off the coast of Gallipoli, southern Italy in June 2025.

The 137-foot mystery that survived five rescue attempts and 138 years underwater

Grain and coal hauler built in 1867 discovered spread across lake floor like puzzle pieces after crew abandoned ship in thick fog.

A diver near the ruin of the Fran D. Barker.