It had been five hours since my intrepid robot Gilligan left its garage on the front of the submersible Mir 1 and disappeared inside the cavernous shipwreck ... of the most famous wreck in ...

An underwater archaeologist has reportedly documented 8,620 shipwrecks in Portuguese waters, with approximately 250 thought to hold lost treasures. The findings cover the coastal regions of ...

Among the shipwrecks identified is the Nossa Senhora do Rosário, a Spanish ship that sank in 1589 near Troia, carrying 22 tons of gold and silver. Underwater archaeologist identifies 250 treasure ...

Prehistoric tools and ancient anchors were recently discovered during an underwater excavation of a 2,500-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily. The Superintendence of the Sea (SopMare), a ...

A new product could help perseve famous underwater shipwrecks (REUTERS) The gel was the result of a collaboration between multiple institutions, including Guangdong’s Sun-Yat Sen university and ...

Chinese researchers have invented a new gel that could better protect wood from historic shipwrecks from the dangers of erosion. The hydrogel, which is made of water and other synthetic substances ...

A shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Malindi is believed to be one that the voyager, Vasco da Gama used on his last journey to Africa. It could become Kenya's first-ever underwater museum.

The Royal Society of Chemistry says that state of a shipwreck depends on several factors, including how long it was underwater its materials, and the conditions where the ship sank. For example ...

He is an avocational underwater archaeologist who has spent 40 years diving on and documenting historic shipwrecks around BC. In his capacity as Explorations Director, he coordinates many of the ...