Maritime History

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

Dive skipper finds an extremely rare 13th-century wreck complete with gravestones in the approach to Poole harbour

The wreck of the WWII ship USS Samuel B Roberts has been found in the Philippine Sea, earning it the title of world's deepest shipwreck

The wreck of Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition ship, has been found 107 years after it sank in Weddell Sea pack ice

Many of the wrecks around Malta are from the First World War - HMS Nasturtian and SS Polynesien being two recently unveiled by Heritage Malta

The WWI wreck SS Luciston and WWII's HMS Trusty Star were largely unknown until investigated by Malta's Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit

The Fairey Swordfish and Junkers JU88 were instrumental aircraft during WWII, with two notable examples now deep wrecks for divers

Polish destroyer ORP Kujawiak and the German Schnellboot S-31 are two deep Second World War wrecks now protected by Heritage Malta

The WWII wreck of HMS Southwold was brought under the protection of Heritage Malta as a shipwreck of special historical significance.

A staggering amount of tonnage was sunk around Malta during WWII. HMS Olympus and HMS Russell are two ships recently opened for tech diving

These Second World War wrecks of a Japanese supply fleet caught in a surprise air attack are some of the best diving in the Philippines