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...
Shipwrecks found recently
Shipwrecks found recently – news covering discoveries and more like the study that reveals 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 town park. Plus, forensic marking to protect shipwrecks from thieves in England.
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...
Decommissioned offshore structures offer ‘limited’ ecological benefits
Decommissioned offshore structures offer limited long-term ecological benefits if they are left in the ocean to serve as artificial...
Video: Mysterious shipwreck appears on Newfoundland coast
A mysterious shipwreck has washed up on a sandy beach in Cape Ray, Newfoundland, Canada. Experts believe the vessel...
Study reveals how UK’s shipwrecks are providing a refuge for marine life
A new study conducted by the University of Plymouth and Blue Marine Foundation has shown that the estimated 50,000...
$20bn shipwreck dubbed ‘the Holy Grail’ to be raised from ocean floor
A wrecked Spanish galleon, estimated to be worth as much as $20bn (£16bn), will be brought to the surface...
Forensic marking to protect shipwrecks from thieves in England
For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts, deterring potential...
New mission to locate lost WW2 shipwrecks sunk during Dunkirk evacuation
A new research project is attempting to detect and identify undiscovered Allied shipwrecks lost during the Dunkirk evacuation during...
