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HOLY SHIP

Mom Makes Jaw-Dropping Find at Beach She’s Visited for Years

The next day, the waters were murky again.

Harry Thompson

A diver handles a container during underwater archaeological excavations near Kekova Island in Antalya, Turkiye, on October 14, 2026.
LOST AND FOUND

Archaeologists Make Mind-Blowing 4,000-Year-Old Discovery

The shipwreck is around the same age as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Evgenia Anastasakos

GreenOceans
"CLOSURE"

Chilling Discovery Made on Ocean Floor After Disappearance

One person on board was found alive in the aftermath.

Harry Thompson

Rescuers work during a search operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ship sank while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, September 13, 2026.
LOST AT SEA

6 Dead and 130 Missing After Ferry Capsizes

The vessel lost contact around 2 a.m. after encountering severe weather in the Java Sea.

Lauren Hartley

Amphoras discovered on a Greek shipwreck.
TREASURE TROVE

Divers Discover 2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck Full of Artifacts

The ship sank off the coast of one of Greece’s Cyclades islands.

Janna Brancolini

CBS News/Carabinieri
SAVING VASE

Divers Make Jaw-Dropping 2,100-Year-Old Discovery

Experts hope it will shed light on ancient trade patterns in the Mediterranean.

Harry Thompson

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Odyssey Ship
SHIP HAPPENS

'Odyssey' Studio Accused of Not Paying Viking Ship Damage

The nonprofit behind a replica longship says it’s still waiting to be reimbursed after lending the vessel to Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster.

Charlie Sherwood

Rescuers search for missing people during an operation after a passenger boat KM Nurul Salsa sank off Selayar island in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 17, 2026. National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
SURVIVOR

Girl, 7, Miraculously Survives 3 Days Floating at Sea

One person has been confirmed dead, and 18 more are missing.

Harry Thompson

Ship wreck
108 YEARS LATER

Divers Find Missing WWI U.S. Ship Torpedoed by U-Boat

The shipwreck was found after a three-year search.

Martha McHardy

The Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
HISTORY UNEARTHED

Warship Mystery Solved After 225 Years

Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost warship sunk by Admiral Nelson in 1801.

Martha McHardy

USS Monitor
HISTORY RESURFACES

Images Show Wreck of Civil War Ship That Sank 160 Years Ago

The USS Monitor sank off North Carolina in 1862.

Martha McHardy

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