Margaret A. Muir shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
An intrepid team of marine archaeologists has discovered the remains of a long-sought schooner, more than a century after it sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan. The Margaret A. Muir was discovered in May several miles off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin, and 50 feet below the surface, according to the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology […]
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 […]
1800s Shipwreck Laden With Champagne Found
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is that 19th century champagne lying at the bottom of the Baltic Sea still worth toasting with? A team of Polish divers discovered the remains of an old sailing ship “fully loaded” with luxury goods, including porcelain and about 100 bottles of champagne and mineral water, at a depth of about […]
Corker of a find: Shipwreck in Baltic brims with crates of champagne | Sweden
Divers have discovered a 19th century shipwreck loaded with champagne off the coast of Sweden. The group, from Poland, were diving last week in the Baltic Sea, 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the island of Öland, when they accidentally spotted what they thought was a merchant ship. The brackish waters of the Baltic […]
‘A Real Shipwreck’: Things Just Went From Bad To Worse For Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday following a chaotic series of elections that resulted in Macron’s party losing power. Macron’s party lost in France’s legislative elections on July 7, which resulted in a fragmented parliament and no clear path forward as to whose party would run the country. Because Macron’s party is […]
Florida treasure hunters descover coins from 300-year-old shipwreck, 1715 Treasure Fleet
A group of Florida-based treasure hunters recovered hundreds of coins this week from a fleet of 300-year-old shipwrecks off the Atlantic coast. One diver described the discovery late last month as “almost paralyzing.” “We weren’t expecting anything like that,” said Captain Grant Gitchlag. He told FOX 35 on Friday. “Always hoping, never expecting.” Fellow treasure […]
Treasure trove dating back centuries pulled from shipwreck 5,000 feet underwater
About 1,000 cultural relics, including porcelain, pottery, copper coins and deer antlers, have been recovered from the shipwreck, which dates back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) said in a statement on Thursday. Underwater excavation of the shipwreck began last year and shows that people of the Ming dynasty used […]
Expedition to Colombia’s San José shipwreck begins
A long-awaited expedition to an 18th century shipwreck in the Caribbean has reportedly begun. The Colombian government last week launched a deep-sea expedition to find the San Jose wreck, which is rumored to be carrying billions of dollars’ worth of cargo. The galleon was ambushed and sunk by a British fleet while en route to […]
âThe scar is reopeningâ: relatives return to site of Italian shipwreck | Italy
Families of the 94 people killed in a shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast say they continue to seek “truth and justice” one year after the tragedy. Cutolo, a small seaside town in Calabria, is holding a series of events to commemorate the dead, with demonstrations on Sunday and a torchlight procession along the coast of […]
Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – The Colombian government on Friday set out to explore the legendary galleon San José, which sank in the 18th century in the northern Caribbean and is believed to be carrying billions of dollars worth of cargo. announced a deep-sea exploration plan. This is the first step in a deep-sea scientific study […]