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Metal Salvagers Destroy Historic World War II Ship

Metal salvagers have caused the Malaysian state of Sarawak to lose a historic shipwreck that was treasured by many. It was a ship on its…

Remains of TBM-1C Avenger Torpedo Bomber found near Palau

An American aircraft, a TBM-1C Avenger, missing since July 1944 was recently located in the waters surrounding the Pacific Island nation of Palau by Project…

Confederate Blockade Runner – Agnes E. Fry – Found At Long Last?

Billy Ray Morris employed as a deputy state archaeologist and Gordon Watts, the director of the Institute for International Maritime Research, believe that they have…

After 95 Years, Lost Tugboat Found Off The Coast of California – mystery solved!

On Good Friday 1921, the U.S.S. Conestoga left the Mare Island, CA, Navy yard with 56 seamen headed for Pearl Harbor. At 3:25 p.m., it…

David Stoliar – Lone survivor of Jewish Refugee Ship Sunk By A Soviet Torpedo During WWII

David Stoliar was the only surviving person when a Jewish refugee ship, the Struma, was sunk during World War Two. As Jews fled Europe in…

German WWI Submarine, U-31, Found in North Sea

The team from ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) were hard at work with their partner Vattenfall on a two-year project scanning 6000 square kilometres of the seafloor…

Doctor Seeks Funding To Recover B-24 Photo Queen

A doctor from New Jersey has been searching for a missing World War Two plane that crashed in New Guinea during the war, and it…

Incredible images Reveal PBY Catalina Wreck Lost In Attack On Pearl Harbor

At 7:55 on the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941, Japanese carrier-borne aircraft launched an unprovoked attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor,…

B-17 Wreck Discovered Off Coast of Norfolk – Stabilizer Was Shot Off, Pilot Managed To Save Entire Crew But Himself

The wreck of a World War Two B-17 Flying Fortress has been discovered on the bottom of the sea off the Norfolk coast of England.…

Christopher Columbus’ Wreck Found

Image via commons The wreck of Christopher Columbus‘s ship has been found off the coast of Haiti. The Santa Maria is thought to have sunk during…

New images reveal World War Two wrecks in Indian Ocean

New images

A gun from the Koromoran. Pictures: WA Museum [Via] Researchers have shed new light on the wreck of the Nazi HSK Kormoran sunk during World…

Missing World War Two submarine HMS Urge located in Mediterranean

Correction: This article states inaccurate and out-of-date information about the location of the HMS Urge, based on reports that were given at the time, but…