Siblings Swim for Survival After Boat Sinks in St. Lucia
ABC News(St. Lucia) — Two siblings swam for more than half a day, battling huge waves and fearing sharks after their fishing vessel capsized.
Dan Suski, 30, of San Francisco, and his sister Kate Suski, 39, of Seattle, chartered a boat last Sunday and …
Mystery of Shipwreck Uncovered by Hurricane Isaac Solved
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Isaac has uncovered the remains of an old sailing ship on an Alabama beach, prompting questions about when the ship wrecked and where it came from.The remains of the large wooden ship have been seen before: The wreckage …
Ancient Roman Shipwreck Found at Sea
Varazze, Italy. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — An ancient Roman merchant vessel has been discovered off the Italian coastline, reportedly in such good condition that much of the food it was carrying might still be intact in its storage jars.“…
Study: Women, Children Not Most Likely to Survive Sinking Ship
Universal History Archive/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A sinking ship doesn’t exactly inspire nobility, a new study from Sweden observes.Economists at Uppsala University have turned on its head the idea that women and children are attended to first …
Nearly Fifty Tons of Silver Recovered from World War II Shipwreck
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An American company has made what is being called the heaviest and deepest recovery of precious metals from a shipwreck.The Tampa, Fla.-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. announced Wednesday that it had recovered 4…
200-Year-Old Shipwreck Discovered in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program(NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. They made the find during an expedition led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Bureau of Oce…
Potential $4 Billion Loot from WWII Wreck Beckons Treasure Hunters
Hemera/Thinkstock(GORHAM, Maine) — The crew aboard the 220-foot Sea Hunter is on the hunt for an exceedingly rare catch: nearly $4 billion in gold and platinum from a World War II-era shipwreck.The Maine-based Sub Sea Research crew aboard the vessel h…
Titanic Wreck to Go Under the Protection of UNESCO
Universal History Archive/Getty Images(PARIS) — The iconic sunken luxury liner that has captured both the world’s fascination and curiosity for nearly a century will go under the protection of the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO on April 1…