A short but fascinating video by the BBC’s Dan John about the ancient secrets lurking beneath the Black Sea. After Russia delved the depths of the Black Sea in search of the crashed US drone, the video takes a look … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Shipwrecks
In 1899, a hurricane carried 15 ships ashore on Dog Island, a barrier island on the northwestern Florida Gulf coast. Recently, Hurricane Micheal unearthed several of the lost ships. The exposed wooden ships now rest in plain view near the west … Continue reading
Can Albania both protect and profit from the veritable treasure trove of shipwrecks, ancient and modern, which lie off its coast? Along a 220 stretch of the Ionian coast, there are dozens of wrecks dating from the 6th century B.C. through … Continue reading
For those near New York harbor, there is a very interesting exhibit opening on the historic USCGC Lilac at Pier 25 in the Hudson River. The exhibit “Great Shipwrecks of New York’s ‘Great’ Lakes and The Hidden Hulks of New … Continue reading
Recently, the New York Times featured an article on 40 recently discovered wooden shipwrecks located deep in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast. In age, the wrecks span a millennium, from the ninth to the 19th centuries. What is … Continue reading
A recent NOAA survey of the Caribbean off the southern coasts of the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. John and St. Thomas and off eastern Puerto Rico discovered six previously unknown shipwrecks. 6 Uncharted Shipwrecks Discovered in Caribbean … Continue reading
Two interesting stories of shipwrecks in the press recently – the wreck of the Titanic is being consumed by newly identified steel-munching bacteria, while scientists are discovering large numbers of well preserved shipwrecks in the dark and cold Baltic where there are 1,500 confirmed wrecks … Continue reading