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Archaeologists Map Famed Shipwrecks and War Graves in Scotland
By Megan Gannon published
Maine archaeologists completed a mission to map World War I wrecks and British war graves off the coast of Orkney.

Telegraph from WWI Lusitania Shipwreck Hauled Up from the Deep
By Megan Gannon published
Divers have recovered the main telegraph machine from the Lusitania, the wreck at the center of one of the most infamous maritime disasters of the 20th century.

In Photos: 8 New Shipwrecks Discovered in Greece
By Megan Gannon published
A cluster of Greek islands called Fourni is a hotspot for shipwrecks, the oldest of which date back as early as the sixth century B.C.

In Photos: Century-Old Sunken Ship Found
By Megan Gannon published
During an underwater search off the coast of California, researchers found the wreck a U.S. Coast Guard ship that sank 100 years ago.

100-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off California Coast
By Megan Gannon published
The U.S. Coast Guard discovered one of its lost ships 100 years after the vessel sank off the coast of California.

Photos: Notoriously Dangerous Ocean Reef Holds Shipwreck Secrets
By Tom Metcalfe published
An Australian expedition to a remote ocean reef notorious for sinking ships in the 19th century has discovered several previously unidentified wrecks at the site.

A Famous 19th-Century Shipwreck Has Vanished from the South Pacific
By Tom Metcalfe published
Time and the tides have washed away the last traces of a famous 19th-century shipwreck from a coral reef in the South Pacific.
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