Maritime History

The wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Quest, has been located off the Labrador coast by Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led team

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

Maritime archaeologists from Bournemouth University have recovered two medieval grave slabs from the remains of the 13th Century Mortar Wreck

TOman has sunk an underwater 'military museum' for scuba divers, set to open to tourists in July later this year

BBC documentary to highlight the search for a lost German WWI submarine and the British ship that sank her

The remains of an 18th-century shipwreck discovered in the Florida Keys have been positively identified as those of HMS Tyger

Montenegro's Laboratory of Maritime Archaeology (LabMA) is to expand its Wrecks4All project, bringing more of the Southern Adriatic's historical shipwrecks to life

The bell of the USS Jacob Jones, the first US Navy destroyer to be sunk by enemy action, has been recovered from the ship's resting place near the Isles of Scilly.

Filmmaker Michael Pitts provides a fascinating insight into some of the UK's protected wrecks and the volunteers that helped to uncover their secrets

The wreckage of the San José contains the most valuable salvage ever known to history, but perhaps its treasures should be left where they are

The wreckage of British Second World Way submarine, HMS Thistle, has been located more than 80 years after its sinking

An ancient Egyptian temple and a Greek sanctuary have been discovered with their treasures in the ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion

The UK's Historical Diving Society has announced the dates for this year's annual conference at Subsea7 HQ on Saturday, 18 November, 2023.

Mission to rescue the Titanic sub continues as 'banging' sounds heard, amid report of 2018 'scathing document' of missing sub's safety.

The Bahamas Lost Ships Project digs into the historical records to explore the fates of the Bahamas countless shipwrecks

Malaysian authorities detain a Chinese salvage vessel suspected of looting and desecrating the British WWII shipwrecks and war graves

A gold necklace 'made with a megalodon tooth' has been found among the debris field surrounding the wreck of the RMS Titanic

The wreck of the Montevideo Maru, sunk during WWII with the loss of more than 1,000 lives has been found off the coast of the Philippines.

US Naval History and Heritage Command confirms WWII Gato-class submarine USS Albacore (SS 218) identified off Hokkaido, Japan

Professor Bettany Hughes and maritime archaeologist, Dr Lucy Blue, uncover the secrets of Neolithic Agios Petros' advanced seafarers

The wreck of a British emigrant ship, Josephine Willis, has been granted protection by the UK government on the advice of Historic England

Explore the ancient harbour of Yenikapi, in Istanbul with historian Professor Bettany Hughes and maritime archaeologist, Dr Lucy Blue

Historian Professor Bettany Hughes and maritime archaeologist, Dr Lucy Blue look into the lives of Ancient Greek sailors - and their lunches!

Historian Professor Bettany Hughes and maritime archaeologist, Dr Lucy Blue uncover the secrets of the world's oldest artificial harbour

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust to partner with Historic England to ensure the wreck of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance is protected

Bermuda's shipwrecks are a must-dive for wreck diving enthusiasts - here's PADI's lowdown about diving the shipwreck capital of the world

A new Laboratory of Maritime Archaeology has been established at the University of Montenegro, the first of its kind in the country

Holger and Nicola Buss are divers on a mission to map and digitise every wreck they dive to create 3D-printed scale model replicas

The wreck of USS Jacob Jones, a US Navy destroyer sunk during the First World War, has been located off the southern coast of Cornwall, UK

The remains of an unknown shipwreck have been discovered in the Aegean Sea off the western coast of the Greek island of Kythnos