Nautical Archaeology Society receives largest grant in 50-year history for Sandwich Bay project
The Nautical Archaeology Society has received a £199,060 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a project focused...
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks found recently – news covering discoveries and more, like the study revealing the UK’s shipwrecks are providing a refuge for marine life, divers discovering tragic WW1 destroyers off Orkney and the experts who located a WW1 submarine in a town park. Plus, forensic marking to protect shipwrecks from thieves in England.
BBC Oceans presenter appointed Nautical Archaeology Society president
Maritime archaeologist and BBC Oceans presenter Prof Lucy Blue has been appointed president of the Nautical Archaeology Society following...
Video: Missing Lake Michigan steamer Lac La Belle located after 150 years
Illinois shipwreck hunter and scuba diver Paul Ehorn has located the passenger steamer Lac La Belle, which sank in...
Octogenarian couple accused of selling shipwreck’s stolen gold
A retired couple from Florida is facing the prospect of being tried in France – for selling gold stolen...
‘Environmental time bombs’: Risks from wartime wrecks prompt global warning
An international coalition has issued a call to address the potentially ‘catastrophic’ environmental risks posed by thousands of wartime...
New photos strengthen claim ‘the richest wreck in history’ has been found
For more than three centuries, the Spanish galleon San José, often referred to as the “holy grail of shipwrecks,”...
Man buys shipwreck on Facebook Marketplace for £300
A diver, Dom Robinson, has become the proud owner of a shipwreck after spotting it for sale on Facebook...
Historic wreck of ship linked to William Wordsworth given protection
The wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, an East India Company ship captained by John Wordsworth, brother of renowned...
Cannon from the London shipwreck in the Thames emerges after 360 years
A bronze cannon from the 17th-century ship London has been uncovered in the Thames Estuary after spending 360 years...
Underwater archaeology project receives support from marina
Marina Ibiza and Trasmapi (ferry operators) are supporting IBEAM (Balearic Institute of Maritime Archaeology Studies) in the creation of...
Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s last ship found on ocean floor
Wreck hunters have located the ship on which polar explorer Ernest Shackleton made his final voyage. The vessel, named...
