By Emma Pinedo MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a Spanish galleon that sank 300 years ago with a…
https://gcaptain.com/indigenous-groups-claim-stake-in-sunken-spanish-ship-cargo-off-colombia/
By Emma Pinedo MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – Members of three South American indigenous communities have asked Spain and UNESCO to declare a Spanish galleon that sank 300 years ago with a…
https://gcaptain.com/indigenous-groups-claim-stake-in-sunken-spanish-ship-cargo-off-colombia/
ROME, (Reuters) – The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy’s Carabinieri police said on Friday….
https://gcaptain.com/wreck-of-an-ancient-roman-cargo-ship-found-off-romes-coast/
MADRID, (Reuters) – A group of Spanish archaeologists have made detailed diagrams of a 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck to help work out how best to recover it from the sea before a storm…
https://gcaptain.com/spanish-archaeologists-plan-rescue-of-2500-year-old-phoenician-shipwreck/
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In the wake of the death of musician Gordon Lightfoot and his famous folk song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” FreightWaves Classics is taking a look back at the wreck itself and the historical accuracy of the song.
“The ship was the pride of the American side/ Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin/ As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most/ With a crew and good...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/was-gordon-lightfoots-song-about-the-edmund-fitzgerald-accurate
For more than 30 years, researchers have been exploring the depths of Lake Superior in search of vessels lost to time. The area off the coast of Grand Marais, Michigan,…
https://gcaptain.com/shipwrecks-mystery-of-missing-great-lakes-lumber-company-fleet-solved/
It’s no secret that the oceans are filled with riches. Since the first ocean-faring adventurers took to the waters centuries ago, misfortunes have befallen unsuspecting sailors and their precious cargo. From perfect storms to pirates, there’s no way to know how much of Earth’s riches are somewhere lying on a seabed just waiting to be discovered. With all those millions sitting just beyond the water’s edge, it’s no wonder ocean salvage has captured imaginations across the...
https://mfame.guru/top-three-most-expensive-shipwrecks-in-history/
Whether delighting divers or looming over beaches, some of the world’s shipwrecks have had a new life in death. Several stricken ocean-going giants have become tourist attractions – and these are 10 of the best you can dive, snorkel, swim or even walk around.
Click here to read about how 10 of the world’s most amazing shipwrecks ended up where they are.
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Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by gCaptain in 2016 and is being republished now because it’s lessons are timeless and possibly more relevant in 2022 as today’s ships…
By Fedja Grulovic PRAHOVO, Serbia, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Europe’s worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the…
https://gcaptain.com/low-water-on-danube-river-reveals-sunken-ww2-warships/