The 1985 discovery of the RMS Titanic changed the field of maritime archaeology forever, proving that even deeply sunken ships could be found with the help of advanced technology in the form of ...

Our oceans and seas have claimed countless vessels since the earliest days of seafaring. Most shipwrecks have been long-forgotten, perhaps never having received much notice to begin with, but other ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: However, 110 years after the Endurance sank, a new study suggests that the vessel was actually more deeply flawed than is commonly understood. Even ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in Great Lakes history, but it's just one of hundreds of vessels lost to these waters. For researchers, ...

WHITEFISH POINT, MI-- Behind thick museum glass at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum sits a 200-pound bronze bell, the centerpiece of an exhibit honoring one of Lake Superior’s most famous maritime ...

Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: History and science behind shipwrecks on the Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the most famous shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, but it isn't the only one. Finding ...

A groundbreaking new study has reshaped our understanding of the sinking of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance in 1915. Using technical analysis and archival research, Jukka Tuhkuri determined that ...