The Underwater Photographer of the Year contest highlights compelling underwater images. The wrecks category features photos of wrecked warships and sunken planes. The winning wreck photo shows a ship ...

Shipwrecks frequently get lost, but a search for four missing Civil War blockade runners off South Carolina has come to the unusual conclusion that at least three are now buried on land. The fourth ...

For three years in a row, Nov. 29 was bad luck for ships on Lake Huron. Ships sank on that date in 1902, 1903 and 1904 – with two going down in 1904. The Bay City was lost in 1902. The following year, ...

Archaeologists in North Carolina recently discovered four 18th-century shipwrecks – including the likely remains of a detonated enemy vessel. East Carolina University announced the discovery on July ...

Dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," the ship is believed to hold 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.