A 500-year-old sunken royal warship has recently unveiled surprising secrets, casting a fresh light on the history of naval warfare and maritime technology of the era. Historical Background of the ...

Dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," the ship is believed to hold 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.

Extensive fungal decay persists on the USS Cairo, and further research is needed to understand these organisms. Better ...

Imagine stumbling upon a hidden treasure trove beneath the waves—well, that’s exactly what archaeologists just did! They found 250 sunken ships packed with gold, silver, and other valuables, lost for ...

A New Jersey-based deep-sea exploration team known for discovering several sunken vessels has announced its latest find — a fishing trawler that was lost, along with its entire crew, nearly 100 years ...

The artifacts are the first treasures to be recovered from the wreckage of the San José, a Spanish galleon that was sunk by ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla — Treasure hunters recently found more than a thousand gold and silver coins off Florida’s east coast near Vero Beach. It's from a famous shipwreck of a Spanish fleet that sank ...

Citizen scientists discovered a ghost ship that had eluded historians and shipwreck hunters for decades, lying at the bottom of Lake Michigan. "A few of us had to pinch each other," said Brendon ...