The British Navy’s HMS Pandora struck the Great Barrier Reef around 1791 and sank, taking 35 men with it.
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Shipwrecks and their cargo can be sites of conflict – but also opportunity.
The boat was sunk while still laden with treasure including 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.
Modern day treasure hunters can often cause problems for underwater archaeology.
David Grann’s latest book recounts an 18th century shipwreck and the life and death struggles of its survivors.
The Newport medieval ship is the most complete section of a 15th-century European vessel discovered to date.
Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
From a shipwreck to ancient dunes, these researchers created 3D visualisations of seafloor features around Australia – from as shallow as 22 metres to depths of over 4.8 kilometres.
We’re searching for ways to use recovered bones and teeth to better understand time spent in the sea, and the overall journey of the mortal remains.
I have worked on many shipwreck investigations and have been involved in the discovery of a couple of shipwreck sites of this period. Here’s what’s usually involved in identifying a ship.
Finding the wreck of SS Iron Crown, lost underwater for more than 70 years, was the (relatively) easy part. It’s what we can learn from now on that’s the challenge.
Wrecks like the recently discovered USS Juneau reveal much about combat on the oceans.
The shipwreck of the Batavia and subsequent murders of 115 men, women and children have inspired many retellings. A new exhibition combines art and science to find new angles on an old tale.
168 years on, experts are finally uncovering the secrets of the Royal Navy’s tragic expedition to the Northwest Passage.
Historical insight is not the only thing that has been raised with the Mary Rose.
An assimilation of artistic, geographical and historical records offers the best reconstruction of the battle in which the Mary Rose sank yet.
On September 6, Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, announced that one of the fabled lost ships of Sir John Franklin’s expedition had been found off Hat Island, south-west of King William Island…
Men have almost double the chance of surviving a shipwreck compared to women, a new study has found. Economists from Uppsala…
Archaeologists from the University of the Ryukyus in Japan have discovered part of a 13th century ship that apparently belonged to Mongolian warlord Kublai Khan. The ship is believed to be a remnant of…
Experts have warned of damage to marine ecosystems after the cargo ship Rena struck a New Zealand reef and leaked around 50 tonnes of oil into the Bay of Plenty. New Zealand maritime authorities said on…
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