The Federated States of Micronesia's biggest tourism asset has become one of its largest threats, with as much as 22 million litres of oil from World War II shipwrecks slowly leaking into the ocean.

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

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

alveston has no shortage of tourist attractions, but so many of them are so, well, touristy. The SS Selma, a 103-year-old ...

Flower Pot Wrecks, an ecosystem that has developed over, in and around the ships has become a NOAA sanctuary. By Elleda ...

During World War II, when ships went down in the open ocean, survivors often faced a new horror — oceanic whitetip sharks circling the wreckage. Known for their boldness and relentless curiosity, ...

In 1956 Ralph Taverniti came New York on the SS Andrea Doria. The ship was only 50 miles from Nantucket when it was T-boned ...

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 ...

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

Another $1 million in gold and silver coins has been recovered from the site of a Spanish shipwreck from 1715 off the coast of Florida, according to the treasure hunters who made the find. Over 1,000 ...

Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of Florida known as the “Treasure Coast,” a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that — a load of long-lost Spanish ...