Shipwrecks and Treasures

Exhibit Includes Treasures from 1857 SS Central America Shipwreck The incredible “Ship of Gold” exhibit, showcasing California Gold Rush-era sunken treasure recovered from the 1857 shipwreck of the SS Central America, will make port in Boston at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money, August 10-14 at the Hynes Convention Center. The exhibit is courtesy of Monaco Rare Coins of Newport Beach, Calif. The SS Central America was recovered in 1988 from nearly 8,000 feet below...Read Full Story

In cold freshwater and at a depth that protects it from storm damage, this beauty is in great shape for being well over a century old.A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold fresh waters.Finding the 300-foot-long L.R. Doty was important because it was the largest wooden ship that remained unaccounted for...Read Full Story

An apparent fuel leak from a long-sunken U.S. military vessel has First Nations on B.C.’s North Coast sounding the alarm about the threat to their fishing grounds.Read Full Story

AP – This photograph, provided Thursday, June 24, 2010, by Great Lakes Shipwreck Research, shows the gangway … Slideshow: 112-year-old shipwreck found preserved By DINESH RAMDE, Associated Press Writer Dinesh Ramde, Associated Press Writer– Thu Jun 24, 6:25 pm ET MILWAUKEE – A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the...Read Full Story

300-Foot Wooden Ship Sank In 1898A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold fresh waters.Finding the 300-foot-long L.R. Doty was important because it was the largest wooden ship that remained unaccounted for, said Brendon Baillod, the president of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association."It's the...Read Full Story

Sixteenth-Century Shipwreck Discovered by Brazil Team | Fox News Latino. Filed under: anthropology, archeology, historyRead Full Story

University of West Florida students return to EP II 16th century shipwreck site. The University of West Florida has begun its online project journal for summer 2009. Co-Principal Investigator Greg Cook leads off with an entry on what students will be learning. From remote sensing to excavating a sixteenth-century shipwreck site it promises to be an exciting season. You can view Greg’s post as well as the first student entry here: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/his/mua/project_journals/wf09...Read Full Story

The latest post by the University of West Florida’s underwater archaeology students helps answer that question. Get a recap of last week’s events and take a closer look at some of the artifacts discovered on the Emanuel Point II wreck. You can view the post by clicking here: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/his/mua/project_journals/wf09/wf09_week4.shtmlRead Full Story

A couple of years ago I bought my first boat. I can’t tell you how exciting it was for me to take it on the open…uh…lake. Well, during my many excursions in my little skipper, I would often find myself in little coves as the sun was rising. As I would sit enjoying the quiet of a summer morning, I would often think of what lay below in the depths of my local lake. That’s why, when I came across this article, it really struck me…Read Full Story

The sinking of the Titanic on 14th April 1912 was an event that made news around the world, and in a few weeks we will be commemorating the centenary of the loss of this great ship. People were stunned to hear that the largest ship ever built, one that was claimed to be unsinkable, had gone to the bottom of the ocean, and taken with it over 2,000 poor souls who froze to death in the bitter waters of the North Atlantic. This tragic event is one that has fascinated people for the last 100...Read Full Story