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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Migrants on board of NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat looks at boat Guardia Costiera heading to Lampedusa island
Accidents

Forty-One Feared Dead in Migrant Shipwreck in Central Mediterranean

ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Forty one migrants are thought to have died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, Italian

August 9, 2023
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Saturday, July 29, 2023
Wreck Of An Ancient Roman Cargo Ship Found Off Rome’s Coast
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Wreck Of An Ancient Roman Cargo Ship Found Off Rome’s Coast

ROME, (Reuters) – The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of

July 29, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
Divers from Valencia University map and assess the state of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician vessel that is submerged 60 meters from the beach of Mazarron, Spain, June 20, 2023. Jose A Moya/Regional Government of Murcia/Handout via REUTERS
Interesting

Spanish Archaeologists Plan Rescue Of 2,500-Year-Old Phoenician Shipwreck

MADRID, (Reuters) – A group of Spanish archaeologists have made detailed diagrams of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck to help work out how best to

July 2, 2023
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

U.N. Human Rights Chief Urges Clamp-Down on People Smugglers After Shipwreck

GENEVA, June 16 (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people

June 16, 2023
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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Discovery Of WW2 Shipwreck Ends Australia’s  ‘Tragic’ Maritime Chapter
Maritime News

Discovery Of WW2 Shipwreck Ends Australia’s ‘Tragic’ Maritime Chapter

SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship,

April 22, 2023
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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Maritime News

Ernest Shackleton’s Ship Endurance Discovered Deep Beneath Antarctic Ice

By Michael Holden (Reuters) – The wreckage of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship “Endurance,” which was

March 9, 2022
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Saturday, January 1, 2022
ROV Discovers Italian World War Two Submarine Wreck
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ROV Discovers Italian World War Two Submarine Wreck

ATHENS,(Reuters) – Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine 80 years after it was sunk by the Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea

January 1, 2022
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Shark at the wreck of the USS Tarpon
Blog

How Are Shipwrecks Found And Protected In United States Waters?

By NOAA – Shipwrecks are the stuff of epic tales and imagination. Some sank in battle, some in transit. They were war machines, whalers and luxury cruise

January 20, 2021
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
News

Shipwreck Hunter Explores 5 Vessels on Atlantic Seabed

  by Sonja Elmquist (Bloomberg) A U.S. salvage company that has recovered precious metals from miles below the surface of the Atlantic over more than two

June 2, 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015
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USCG

“New” Shipwrecks Appearing In Lake Michigan’s Unusually Clear Water

During a routine US Coast Guard patrol in April, assisted by unusually clear visibility, an aircrew captured these amazing photos of newly emerging shipwrecks

May 4, 2015
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
Maritime News

Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail

Australian researchers have used some new sonar equipment to capture stunning imagery of the shipwreck of the MV Lake Illawarra bulk carrier, which tragically

October 17, 2014
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Monday, October 6, 2014
Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO
Maritime News

Haitian Shipwreck Not Columbus’s Santa Maria -UNESCO

A team of experts working on a UNESCO mission to confirm the identity of a shipwreck found off the coast of Haiti have determined that the wreck is NOT that

October 6, 2014
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunken Steamship Keystone State Found on Lake Huron
News

Sunken Steamship Keystone State Found on Lake Huron

The wreckage of a wooden steamship that sank 152 years ago in a storm on Lake Huron with no survivors has been found, a Michigan explorer said on

December 9, 2013
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Monday, July 22, 2013
silver ingot ss gairsoppa odyssey marine exploration
News

WWII Shipwreck Gives Up 61 Tons of Silver 3 Miles Under Atlantic

July 22 (Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-sea salvage company, said it retrieved more than 61 tons of silver bullion this month from

July 22, 2013
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
NOAA Report Examines Oil Pollution Threat From Shipwrecks
News

NOAA Report Examines Oil Pollution Threat From Shipwrecks

Report identifies 36 shipwrecks that pose a "worst case" oil pollution threat to the U.S.

May 21, 2013
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Monday, December 31, 2012
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Incidents

Myanmar Shipwreck Survivors Granted Asylum in Indonesia

Indonesia has taken in nine shipwreck survivors believed to be refugees from Myanmar, ending weeks of uncertainty for the men, who were refused permission to

December 31, 2012
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
NOSCO Victory Denied with Stranded Myanmar Shipwreck Survivors
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NOSCO Victory Denied with Stranded Myanmar Shipwreck Survivors

Chun Han Wong SINGAPORE–A group of shipwreck survivors rescued near Myanmar last week remains in limbo off Singapore’s coast despite concerns they

December 12, 2012
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Friday, February 3, 2012
HMS Victory
Blog

World’s Most Valuable Wreck? Salvage Deal Struck

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]our years ago a 43 pound cylindrical object broke the surface of the ocean for the first time in over 250 years and, in doing so, confirmed

February 3, 2012
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Abandoned Cruise Ship Google Earth
Incidents

The Dead Cruise Ship World Discoverer – Incident Photo of The Week

Built as the BEWA Discoverer in 1976, the vessel was sold to Adventure Cruises Inc. and renamed the World Discoverer. The ship was then put on a long term

September 27, 2011
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Friday, July 22, 2011
10 Extraordinary Modern Shipwrecks
Blog

10 Extraordinary Modern Shipwrecks

Merchant ships are a critical piece of worldwide movement of goods and materials around the world, and on occasion, they run into problems.  The following

July 22, 2011
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