Aug 13, 2025 · Learn about history's most-famous shipwrecks and see photos of dazzling shipwrecks and artifacts recovered from around the world.

Jun 9, 2024 · Shipwrecks can reveal information about traded goods and even which rituals people partook in centuries ago. Here's a look at shipwrecks from ancient times found around the world.

Nov 15, 2017 · From the Antikythera, which held what may be the oldest computer, to a treasure-filled vessel, these shipwrecks are obscured not only by ocean waves, but by mysterious circumstances.

Nov 28, 2025 · The galleon is often dubbed "the Holy Grail of shipwrecks" as it went down with a huge cargo of 200 tons (180 metric tons) of gold, silver and gems that was said to be worth around …

Dec 28, 2022 · World War I (1914 to 1918) and World War II (1939 to 1945) saw some of the biggest naval battles and operations in history, and shipwrecks from this era are scattered across the world's …

Aug 20, 2024 · Here are 22 mysterious shipwrecks you can see on Google Earth that have yet to be fully salvaged or worn away by the elements.

May 6, 2025 · Two shipwrecks off Costa Rica were long thought to be the remains of pirate ships, but new analyses reveal that they were actually Danish ships that took part in the transatlantic slave trade.

Aug 13, 2025 · Archaeologists have discovered four 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of North Carolina, including what may be the wreck of La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer from Cuba that …

Nov 28, 2024 · Authorities have recovered 37 gold coins stolen from several 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Florida. The collection — part of a trove of over 100 coins initially discovered in 2015 ...

Sep 24, 2013 · Shipwrecks are salvaged if they contain valuable material, or to prevent damage to the environment or a hazard to navigation.