Divers recover ‘unique’ alcohol bottles from the 1700s near Florida
Florida officials recently announced that two 18th-century pieces of “onion grass” have been discovered in waters outside the Sunshine State. The Florida Department of Historic Resources announced the discovery on October 8 in a social media statement regarding the bottle's recent restoration. In a Facebook post, the department shared an old photo of the jar […]
1856 shipwreck Le Lyonnais discovered off Massachusetts coast, stunning divers
A team of dedicated researchers was recently astounded when they came face to face with a ship that had not been seen for 168 years. Discovery of the steamship Lyon The announcement was made recently by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS), which owns and operates the vessel. D/V Tenaciousdiscovered the vessel off the coast of southeastern […]
Body of Mike Lynch recovered from superyacht wreck as Italian divers search for final missing person
The Italian coast guard said the body of billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch was among five bodies recovered from a luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily earlier this week, with a woman being the last person divers were searching for as of Thursday. Divers brought a body bag containing a fifth body […]
Divers Find Shipwreck Likely To Be WWI Vessel Lost With Over 500 Sailors: REPORT
Divers have discovered a shipwreck believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board, the BBC reported on Friday. An underwater expedition off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has discovered a vessel believed to be HMS Hawk, a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War I. The […]
Team USA divers Sarah Bacon, Kassidy Cook earn country’s first medal at 2024 Paris Olympics
Americans Sarah Bacon and Cassidy Cook won silver in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event on Saturday, giving the United States its first medal at the Paris Olympics. Bacon and Cook finished ahead of the Chinese team of Yani Zhang and Yiwen Zhang and Britain’s Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew-Jensen. They earned 314.64 points in […]
Baltictech divers find 175-year-old bottles of champagne on shipwreck off Swedish coast
If you don’t put in the effort, you get nothing. A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of a 19th century sailing ship containing hundreds of unopened champagne bottles that may be among the oldest in the world. Divers from Baltic Tech, a private organization that searches shipwrecks on the floor of the […]