The findings of an alleged slave ship off the coast of Costa Rica. (photo credit: National Museum of Denmark) Marine archaeologists have confirmed that two shipwrecks off Costa Rica’s southern ...

There are about 1,400 shipwrecks in Queensland. Wrecks naturally deteriorate, but the process is being sped up by climate change. The wreck of the SS Yongala is a diver's Disneyland. After sitting ...

A centuries-old shipwreck was recently found in an unlikely place in Spain: a former fish market. The Barcelona Institute of Culture (ICUB) said the decayed ship was found in the former Mercat del ...

A decaying shipwreck has been an intriguing sight on the picturesque north Norfolk coast for 80 years. But while it may be tempting to explore, the SS Vina becomes a death trap at high tide ...

But this mural had never been photographed in full. It's part of the shipwreck of the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier that sank during a key battle in World War II. Phil Hartmeyer is a marine ...

The vessel was carrying 12 crew members and four civilians, the Maltese government said, adding that those aboard refused to leave the ship. The group was safe and no serious injuries were ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Phil Hartmeyer, is a marine archaeologist at NOAA's Ocean Exploration program, about a mural discovered in the shipwreck of the USS Yorktown, which sunk during WWII.

The RNLI team from Hoylake, Wirral, set out to find two people reported as being stuck in waist-deep water near to Hilbre Island earlier. As they searched, they spotted the women - who were not ...

The discovery of a large medieval ship by archaeologists in Barcelona could offer fascinating new insights into the city’s maritime history. Thought to be approximately 500-years-old ...