Maritime History
Australian WWII bomber discovered off Antikythera, Greece
The wreckage of a Royal Australian Air Force Baltimore bomber has been discovered 82 years after it was shot down off Antikythera, Greece.
Review: Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving, by Howard Rosenstein
A review of Treasures, Shipwrecks and the Dawn of Red Sea Diving, by Howard Rosenstein, published by Dived Up - now available in paperback
Wrecks4all maritime archaeology training programme
Montenegro's Wrecks4All project is hosting a 5-day training programme for budding marine archaeologists from Montenegro and Albania.
New ‘true colour’ images of Shackleton’s Endurance
New colour-corrected images of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance show how the ship would have looked above the water
2,500-year-old shipwreck discovered off Sicily
Ancient shipwreck provides a window into maritime trade between ancient Greece, Carthage and Phoenicia around the island of Sicily
Wrecks of the Aegean: Italian torpedo boat, Aldebaran
The Italian WWII torpedo boat Aldebaran is a popular Aegean tech dive - Kostas Thoctarides provides the history of her sinking
WWII Submarine HMS Trooper found after vanishing 81 years ago
The wreck of a British submarine that vanished without a trace in the Agean Sea during the Second World War has been found after a 26-year search
UK’s Historical Diving Society Conference returns this November
The 2024 Historical Diving Society conference presentations span diving history from the Middle Ages, Tudor times and into the 20th century
SS United States one step closer to becoming world’s largest artifical reef
The deal to sink the SS United States off Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida is close to being finalised by Okaloosa County Council
Wreck of ‘hit-and-run’ passenger ship Lyonnais found off Massachusetts
The 1856 wreck of Lyonnais, a passenger ship that sank with the loss of 114 lives, has been discovered by a team from Atlantic Wreck Salvage
3,600-year-old bronze dagger found in ancient Turkish shipwreck
Scientists have discovered a bronze dagger with silver rivets in the wreckage of an ancient Minoan vessel off the coast of Türkiye.
First report from 2024 expedition to wreck of the San José
The first expedition to the San José returns with new archaeological findings, but no mention of its reported $20 billion worth of treasure
Wreck of British WWI liner SS Arcadian identified in Aegean Sea
The wreck of the British liner SS Arcadian, sunk by a German torpedo during WWI, has been located off the Greek island of Sifnos.
Wreck-desecrating vessel Chuan Hong 68 detained – again
The Chinese salvage vessel allegedly responsible for desecrating two British WWII shipwrecks has be detained by the MMEA - again.
World’s oldest deep-sea shipwreck discovered off Israel coast
The oldest known deep-sea shipwreck, containing hundreds of intact amphorae, has been discovered 90km off the coast of Israel.
Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, found in Labrador Sea
The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Quest, has been located off the Labrador coast by Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led team
USS Jacob Jones’ bell returns home
The ship's bell of the USS Jacob Jones, the first US Navy destroyer to be sunk by enemy action during WWI, has been returned to the US Navy
Mortar Wreck: grave slabs recovered from oldest British shipwreck
Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck
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