Shipwrecks
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Medieval shipwreck discovered in Norway during hunt for WWII ammunitionsWhat could be one of Norway's oldest shipwrecks has been found on the bottom of a lake near Oslo, during an effort to locate the tons of unexploded ammunition dumped there since World War II.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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$17 billion shipwreck near Colombia is remarkably preserved, new photos revealNew images of one of the world’s most valuable shipwrecks off the coast of Colombia show its remarkable preservation, and two more historic shipwrecks in the same area.
By Tom Metcalfe Last updated
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19th-century whaling shipwreck identified in the Gulf of MexicoScientists have discovered the long-lost shipwreck of a whaling vessel that sank during a storm in 1836.
By Mindy Weisberger Last updated
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Shackleton's Endurance shipwreck teeming with extreme creaturesThe newly-found wreck of the Endurance was found to be inhabited by some equally extraordinary creatures.
By Tom Metcalfe Last updated
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Nazi shipwreck is leaking toxic chemicals into the sea, 80 years after sinkingA Nazi shipwreck that sank in the North Sea in 1942 is still polluting the seafloor around it, but there are signs of sea life adapting to the wreck.
By Tom Metcalfe Last updated
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Wreck of 17th-century warship discovered in SwedenThe wreck of a 17th-century Swedish warship — a sister ship of the famous Vasa, which sank only an hour into its maiden voyage in 1628 — has been discovered near Stockholm.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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WWI German U-boat discovered off US coast 100 years after it sankThe wreck of a WWI German U-boat sunk by the U.S. Navy in 1922 has been discovered off the East Coast of the United States, about 40 miles off Virginia and at a depth of about 400 feet.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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15th-century Baltic warship served as a 'floating castle' for an intrepid kingArchaeologists exploring the wreck of a 15th-century royal warship off the coast of Sweden have revealed how it functioned as a "floating castle."
By Tom Metcalfe Last updated
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Ancient Skeleton Found on Famed Antikythera ShipwreckA well-preserved 2,000-year-old skeleton could provide the first DNA evidence recovered from an ancient shipwreck.
By Mindy Weisberger Last updated
