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Wrecks

Five Books About Shipwrecks and Their Explorers

Discover Great Lakes shipwrecks, experience a real-world treasure hunt, uncover the life of the Titanic after she sank and more with these titles.

Their Hobby? Discovering New Shipwrecks in Maine.

When a Maine history teacher got back into diving, he surprised everyone (including himself!) by building an unlikely scuba club that’s uncovering the state’s maritime past.

Rare 300-foot Shipwreck Discovered at the Bottom of Lake Superior

Barge 129, the last missing Great Lakes whaleboat, was identified by a team of researchers, ending a more than century search for the wreckage.

Looters Disturb 1842 Wreck off Marathon Key

Hundreds of ballast stones were removed from the side of the shipwreck, exposing the wooden frames and planking of the *North America*. This will accelerate the ship’s degradation.

Four Shipwrecks to Dive in Mauritius

These wrecks along the African island’s north-western coast cater to every dive level, offering encounters from turtles and tuna to candy crabs and nudis.

Night Diving the Wrecks of Barbados

Wrecks litter Carlisle Bay Marine Park, giving shore divers an easily accessible playground 24/7.

World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered in the Philippine Sea

Caladan Oceanic Expeditions found the USS *Roberts* in June more than 1,000 feet deeper than USS *Johnston*, the ship previously considered the world's deepest wreck.

$20 Billion Treasure Photographed in San José Wreck. Five Countries Say It's Their Property.

A deep-sea robot recently imaged the treasure within the wreck of the *San José*, a Spanish galleon sunk in 1708 of which Colombia, Spain, Peru, Panama and Bolivia all claim at least partial possession.

The Best Destinations for Wreck Diving in 2022

Metalheads will adore these domestic and international wreck meccas.