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At least 10 dead in shipwreck off Malta as search operation continues

The boat had departed from Libya and had approximately 60 people on board.

Grave of 119 sailors who drowned 200 years ago in warship disaster could fall into the sea as coastal erosion threatens clifftop cemeteries

The sailors, from doomed ship HMS Invincible, were buried in St Mary's churchyard in Happisburgh, Norfolk, following the tragic shipwreck in 1801.

Grave in Norfolk of 119 sailors may be exhumed due to coastal erosion threat

Bodies were buried in Happisburgh after HMS Invincible sank in 1801 on way to join Nelson at Battle of Copenhagen A mass grave for 119 sailors who drowned more than 200 years ago could be exhumed to avoid their remains being exposed by coastal erosion. HMS Invincible sank off the Norfolk coast in 1801 on its way to join Horatio Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen. The recovered bodies of those who drowned were buried at St Mary’s church in Happisburgh, the nearest village to the shipwreck. Continue reading...

Archaeologists discover shipwrecks belonging to real-life Pirates of the Caribbean: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime moment’

Apparently, dead men do tell lots of tales.

Shipwrecks discovered from ‘Golden Age of Piracy’ in 18th century Bahamas

Rough, shark-infested seas and regular rip tides made venturing down to the shipwrecks an arduous and risky task, with a high chance of failure.

Chinese porcelain recovered from 18th-century shipwreck off Norway

Archaeologists have recovered a large quantity of well-preserved Chinese ceramics from an 18th- century shipwreck off the coast of Norway, CCTV News reported. Archaeologists say that no comparable shipwreck treasure has ever been found in the Nordic region.

Norway salvages 18th-century shipwreck, recovers porcelain and chandelier

Archaeologists recovered Chinese porcelain and European goods from an 18th-century shipwreck found in southern Norway.

Musket balls and a burnt hull: evidence of real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas

Exclusive: First shipwrecks found in Nassau harbour on New Providence, once the hideout of Blackbeard and Calico Jack The first shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean in the Bahamas have been discovered by an international team co-directed by a British marine archaeologist. Blackbeard and Calico Jack Rackham were among pirates who, between the 1690s and 1720s, turned Nassau on the island of New Providence into a hideout where they plotted their next heists on the high seas and divided up their plunder. Continue reading...

Norway recovers porcelain, chandeliers from 18th century shipwreck

Shipwrecked sailor accidentally burns down a quarter of Santa Rosa Island off California by firing rescue flare

The 67-year-old was trapped on Santa Rosa Island in California's Channel Islands National Park.