There are few things more fascinating, tragic and eerie than a shipwreck, whether it's a warship lost in battle, a deliberately-sunk divers' wreck or a steamer sent to the bottom by waves and weather.

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 ...

Our oceans and seas have claimed countless vessels since the earliest days of seafaring. Most shipwrecks have been long-forgotten, perhaps never having received much notice to begin with, but other ...

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 Mary Rose, raised in 1982, is among the best-known of thousands of shipwrecks recorded off England's coastline As an island nation whose empire once "ruled the waves", ships have played a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: However, 110 years after the Endurance sank, a new study suggests that the vessel was actually more deeply flawed than is commonly understood. Even ...

Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: History and science behind shipwrecks on the Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, but it isn't the only one. Finding ...