The shipwrecks of Japanese warships have been beneath the waters of the remote Pacific atoll for around 80 years now, ...

More than 4,000 Japanese soldiers perished when Chuuk Lagoon, known as "Truk" at the time, was bombarded by US forces at the tail-end of World War II. More than 60 vessels were sunk, along with ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

The USS Preston was one of hundreds of ships sunk during the Solomon Islands campaign of World War II. Despite losing its bow, the USS New Orleans still made it to port for repairs. Credit: Ocean ...

After 80 years at the bottom of a remote Pacific lagoon, a sunken Japanese warship has begun to spill its toxic cargo into ...

From WW II submarines to 19th-century trade shipwrecks, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum illuminates the history of ...

The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will embark on a two-week archaeological exploration of the San Bernardino ...

A new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin shows that oil is still seeping from the wreck of the USS Arizona, more than 80 years<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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