In 1982, a discovery made by a sponge diver prompted archaeologists to complete 22,000 dives to excavate the area of the Uluburun shipwreck. The 3,300-year-old shipwreck was initially discovered by a diver off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey near Kaş, according to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA)’s website, who excavated the area. The area…
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News OceanGate CEO crashed submersible into shipwreck in 2016, threw controller at crew: ex-employee
Former OceanGate operations director David Lochridge, who labeled the experimental submersible Titan unsafe prior to its last, deadly voyage, told U.S. Coast Guard investigators on Tuesday about a previous mission in which he clashed with CEO Stockton Rush that ended badly. Lochridge, who was responsible for the safety of all crew and training pilots, said…
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News 1856 shipwreck Le Lyonnais discovered off Massachusetts coast, stunning divers
A team of dedicated researchers were stunned after they recently came face-to-face with a ship that hadn’t been seen in 168 years. The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS). AWS, which owns and operates the vessel D/V Tenacious, found the ship off the coast of southeastern Massachusetts….
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News Divers discover 19th century shipwreck containing historical artifacts in Baltic Sea
A team of Polish divers have uncovered a 19th century shipwreck brimming with historical cargo. The discovery was made in the Baltic Sea, about 20 nautical miles off the Swedish coast. Divers found crates of Champagne, baskets of mineral water and porcelain artifacts. ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH 24 SKELETONS ON HOTEL PROPERTY DATING BACK TO 7TH CENTURY…
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News Expedition to Colombia’s San José shipwreck begins
A long-awaited expedition into an 18th-century shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea has reportedly begun. The government of Colombia launched the deep-water expedition of the San José shipwreck, which is rumored to contain cargo worth billions of dollars, last week. The galleon sank in 1708 en route to Cartagena, Colombia, after it was ambushed by an…
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News Greek judge drops charges against 9 Egyptians accused of causing shipwreck
A Greek judge has dismissed charges against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants last year. The fishing trawler, carrying over 500 people from Libya to Italy, sank with 104 rescued and 82 bodies recovered. International human rights groups criticized the trial’s fairness due to an ongoing investigation into…
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News Greek laywers for 9 men accused of causing deadly Mediterranean shipwreck say they were not crew members
The Adriana was an overcrowded fishing trawler that sank in the Mediterranean while carrying from around 500 to more than 700 migrants to Italy. Only 104 survived, and 80 bodies were recovered. Nine Egyptian men who were identified as crew members by other survivors are due to go on trial for the shipwreck. The legal…
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News A shipwreck believed to be from the 19th. century washed up in Canada
A shipwreck believed to date from the 19th century has washed up on the snow-covered shores of Canada’s Newfoundland. A team of archaeologists worked to uncover the ship’s mysterious past, extracting parts of the 30-meter (100 feet) long ship before tides pull it back to the ocean’s depths. The team worked this past weekend and…
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