Shipwrecks
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Mysterious Mexican wreck was an illegal slave shipArchaeologists have identified the wreck of a Mexican steamer as La Union, an illegal slave ship that smuggled the Maya as cargo to Cuba.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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An aurora that lit up the sky over the Titanic might explain why it sankA geomagnetic storm that sparked spectacular aurora displays could also have contributed to the sinking of the Titanic.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Eerily well-preserved 17th-century ship found in the dark waters of the Baltic SeaDivers from Finland have made an unexpected discovery while exploring the depths of the Baltic Sea, finding an incredibly well-preserved shipwreck dating back almost 400 years.
By Peter Dockrill Published
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Wreck of WWII warship with Nazi symbol discovered off NorwayThe wreck of a German warship torpedoed and sunk by a British submarine in 1940 has been discovered in deep water off the North Sea coast of southern Norway.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Salvagers may cut open the Titanic and pull out its 'voice', judge rulesRMS Titanic Inc., an official salvager of the Titanic shipwreck, will now be allowed to cut open the ship and remove its telegraph.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Explorers find Cold War-era submarine wreck off the coast of OahuA team of explorers have found the wreck of a United States Navy submarine that sank more than 60 years ago in deep water near the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Titanic's iconic telegraph 'voice' may be recovered. But some say the salvager is a 'greedy treasure hunter.'Frantic distress messages were sent over the machine after the cruise liner slammed into an iceberg in 1912.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Bermuda Triangle theory busted: 1925 ship Cotopaxi found near FloridaArtifacts found by divers at the shipwreck hinted that these are the remains of the SS Cotopaxi.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Famous World War I Battleship Discovered at the Bottom of the AtlanticThe wreck of one of the most famous German warships of World War I has been located on the seafloor near the Falkland Islands, where it sank in a battle with British warships more than 100 years ago.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
