shipwreck

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

Photo of the tanker Ormidale, later renamed Bluefields, which was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by German submarine U-576. (Credit: Historical Collections of the

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has located the wreck of the World War I German submarine U-106 off the coast of Terschelling in the Netherlands.  The

STOCKHOLM – A gas company building an underwater pipeline in the Baltic Sea has found a dozen centuries-old shipwrecks – some of them unusually

Peter A Mello of Seafever.org points us to 10 shipwrecks that capture our imaginations… well MSNBC’s imaginations anyway.  As Peter put’s

The NYTimes reports:  The fever is contagious. Gold fever, that is. Symptoms? Unwavering optimism. ”Today’s the day,” legendary treasure

Model by Wood Wings 50 Years ago today the most infamous vessel of the Great Lakes was launched. Farlane writes: It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon on June

Our favorite Picture Blog Dark Roasted Blend is running  a series titled: Shipwrecks & Sea Disasters Don’t miss it.  Here are but a few of their

David Mearns, shipwreck hunter at the Maritime Museum in Fremantle talking about the finding of HMAS Sydney. Picture: Colin Murty Today’s The Australian

The above photo was taken by Mark Zanzig during a flight over the Nambia desert. Mark Writes; Another photo of the Edward Bohlen, this time providing a view on

Pakistan’s Daily Times has the scoop on China’s newest museum; China is building a giant underwater museum to preserve and exhibit an ancient