Maritime History

Underwater archaeologists have recovered amphorae which may date a shipwreck off Turkey's Mediterranean coast as the oldest in the world

A Roman-era shipwreck thought to be more than 2,000 years old carrying hundreds of amphorae has been identified off the coast of Sicily.

A rare Bronze Age sword has been discovered by volunteer divers investigating historic wreck sites off the coast of Devon, southern UK

Diving archaeologist Christopher Dobbs has been recognised by the Society for Nautical Research for his work raising Tudor warship, Mary Rose

Greece’s Ministry of Culture has announced the creation of two new underwater archaeological sites that will be opened to divers

Scuba diver finds WWII-era explosive device during off Florida’s Treasure coast, leading to a beach closure and controlled detonation

Canadian underwater archaeologist Robert Grenier, who led the discovery of the 16th-century Basque whaling ship San Juan, has died aged 88

Archaeologists from Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum have uncovered the largest known medieval cog during surveys in Øresund, off Copenhagen

Daniel Zaccheo's drive trip to Naxos, Greece, gave him an evocative connection to his Grandfather, a Bristol Beaufighter pilot during WWII

An team of technical divers has located the wreck of HMS Nottingham, 110 years after she was sunk by a German U-boat

A review of The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-and-Run off the Coast of Nantucket By Jennifer N Sellitti, published by Schiffer Publishing

The wreck of the Japanese destroyer Teruzuki has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, 83 years after she was sunk by US torpedo boats