The Ventura County Boat Show traditionally kicks off the sailing season here at Channel Islands Harbor. Once again, we will be attending and showing our Hunter 33, Rainbow. This year, the show moves over to the other side of the harbor. It is now going to be held in the Channel Island Marina on Harbor [...]
By R.S.N. Murali - The Star
The state Museum Authority has been ordered to get more evidence on reports that hundreds of underwater artefacts from dozens of shipwrecks off the Tanjung Tuan coast here have been stolen by relic hunters.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the evidence was crucial for the state government to file a police report on the alleged theft of these submerged treasures.
“I will ask the relevant authorities to conduct a probe in a bid to get...
The U.S. Navy has undertaken a project to create 3D maps of the USS Cumberland and the CSS Florida, two Civil War shipwrecks. USS Cumberland was lost on March 8, 1862, during the Battle of Hampton Roads, where she served in the U.S. Navy’s North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She sank after being rammed by the [...]
Claire Simms - First Coast News
Archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse raised a cannon from a shipwreck off the coast today. They hope the cannon will give them some clue to help identify the wreckage.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) brought a ship's bell to the surface earlier this year, but it did not have the name of the ship engraved on it as archaeologists had hoped.The workers and onlookers cheered as the cannon cracked the surface for the...
From NOAA
NOAA and the U.S. Navy embarked today on a two-day research expedition to survey the condition of two sunken Civil War vessels that have rested on the seafloor of the James River in Hampton Roads, Va., for nearly 150 years. Using state-of-the-art sonar technology to acquire data, researchers will create three-dimensional maps of the two shipwrecks, USS Cumberland and CSS Florida, to analysis on their current conditions and better understand the technological innovations of the time.“The...
Five years after the project began, the Avenue of Sphinxes has been restored. The 2,700 metre long avenue of sphinxes was built during the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I of the 30th dynasty. It replaced one built in the 18th dynasty, by Queen Hatshepsut (1502-1482 BC), as recorded on the walls of her red chapel [...]
What is harder than clawing to windward off a lee shore? I suspect that trying to raise funds, almost from scratch, to fund a new tall ship during a major recession can make a lee shore and a foul wind look like a minor problem. Nevertheless, the folks at Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island [...]
Hundreds of painted limestone blocks once used in the construction of a temple have been uncovered in Egypt. Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass said that early studies on site revealed that these blocks were dismantled and reused in the construction of edifices during the Late Ancient Egyptian period and the Ptolemaic era. He [...]
Last week, divers from Mel Fisher’s Treasures found an emerald ring, valued at $500 thousand dollars, believed to be from the wreck of the 1662 wreck of the Spanish treasure ship, Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank in 1662. If anyone thinks of treasure hunting as a “get rich quick” scheme, they should look to one of the world’s most [...]
Artifacts dating back 2,000 years have been found on the island of Cebu. Bersales said in a statement that they had uncovered six burials and 14 earthenware jars and some 3,000 accessioned artifacts believed to be dated back from the Philippine Iron Age, which is between 500 BC and AD 900. Bersales said that it [...]
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So today over on the Shipwreck Island Facebook page someone told us that they had ridden the rapids 30 times in ONE DAY! That led us to wonder if any of you have set records at Shipwreck that you’d like to tell us about. You can comment here or over on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/shipwreckisland
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By Erik Slavin - Stars and Stripes
A U.S. team charged with bringing home the remains of fallen servicemembers found several likely underwater crash sites off the coast of Vietnam in recent weeks, thanks in part to advances in sonar technology.
On Monday, a three-man team from the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, wrapped up a 27-day mission to find Vietnam War casualties in Vietnam’ territorial waters, team leader Ron Ward told Stars and Stripes...
From Bangor Daily News
A 376-year-old horsehide trunk that survived a shipwreck in Colonial America — caused by one of the most terrific storms to occur along the Maine coast — now is on display at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in New Harbor.John Cogswell of Buena Vista, Colo., a direct descendant of the same-named American colonist who first owned the trunk, has lent the historic artifact to the Colonial Pemaquid museum for seven years with the possibility of its becoming...
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By hristopher Middleton - The Telegraph
It may have taken 100 years, but the men who accompanied Captain Scott on his final mission to the South Pole are, at long last, emerging from the great man’ shadow. And at this month’ Scott Centenary Conference in Plymouth, they stepped out into the sunlight. Over the course of a weekend, some 200 of the world’ leading Scott experts and enthusiasts gathered together for a series of talks encompassing...
By Andrew Howley - NatGéo
Two outstanding explorers — filmmaker and alternative-energy proponent James Cameron and marine ecologist Enric Sala — are the National Geographic Society’ newest Explorers-in-Residence. Both were honored today at a special gathering of National Geographic’ top explorers at Society headquarters.Explorers-in-Residence are some of the world’ preeminent explorers and scientists and represent a broad range of science and exploration;...
Subway construction in Istanbul has uncovered a ship which dates back to the 5th century A.D. “The width of the wreck is about five meters. This is one gunwale. There is probably another one which has not yet been uncovered. Some of the amphoras on top [of the cargo] are broken but those in the [...]
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By Brian Hicks - Post and Courier
The H.L. Hunley was never a fast boat, but it probably never moved this slowly. On Wednesday, engineers and scientists at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center began rotating the Confederate submarine into an upright position -- 3 millimeters at a time.
The pace was plodding, the progress barely visible, but then speed wasn't the objective. The idea was to right the sub without putting any stress on its iron hull.
This was accomplished...
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By Sirkka Huish -The Royal Gazette Online
Five bottles of unopened wine have been discovered stashed in the bow of the American Civil War blockade ship Marie Celestia – 147 years after she sank off South Shore.The crate of bottles — which could be fortified wine — was found in the bow of the shipwreck by an international team of archaeologists working with Bermuda's Department of Conservation Services.Public Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced...
A Thracian tomb containing six leaves of a golden wreath and bronze figurines has been found in Bulgaria. “The man buried must have been a prominent and wealthy Thracian public figure. As these golden and bronze jewellery and figurines are put only in the graves of the richest,” archaeologist and historian Stamen Stanev from Popovo [...]
A place I would love to explore: Underneath the port city of Acre in Israel lies a completely intact Crusader-era city. Etched in plaster on one wall was a coat of arms — graffiti left by a medieval traveler. Nearby was a main street of cobblestones and a row of shops that once sold clay figurines and [...]
Construction has unearthed the remains of a Roman bath complex in York, England. He said: “We know very little of the layout of the civilian town of Eboracum, as Roman York was called. Confirming the location of the baths gives us another important piece of the puzzle.” He said they had been surprised by the [...]
Patrick J. Sullivan - The Leader
The wreck of the SS Governor off Point Wilson in 1921 is a story that has captivated historians, treasure seekers and now, researchers in a submarine.During narrow tidal windows this week a submarine is being used to map what remains of the 417-foot passenger liner, which rests on its keel 240 feet beneath Admiralty Inlet's shipping lanes.Dives are planned in the 15-foot submarine Wednesday through Sunday, June 22-26, said Joel Perry, vice president of expeditions...
A rare medieval badge depicting one of St. Ursula’s companions was uncovered by a metal detecting enthusiast in Lancashire. The badge will now be put on display in the British Museum. King, a member of the South Ribble metal detecting club, found the silver plaque at the end of April in a field some miles [...]
The epitaph on a Roman tombstone for a gladiator named Diodorus blames a referee’s bad call for his death. “After breaking my opponent Demetrius I did not kill him immediately,” the inscription reads. “Fate and the cunning treachery of the summa rudis killed me.” The term summa rudis can be understood to refer to a [...]
By Ralph Gifford - Culture24
On the north coast of Cornwall, just a few miles from the Devon border, sits the seaside town of Bude. Like many coastal towns in the county it is now a place living off the revenue brought in by throngs of tourists who come to enjoy its expansive and beautiful beaches. But Bude originally grew because of its small harbour, offereing sailors refuge against the North Atlantic when its seas grew too treacherous to safely leave port. To get into the harbour the boats...
From Global Adventures
Twelve cannons dating back to the 18th century were retrieved from an unknown shipwreck resting on the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Bearing a mint date of 1771, the cannons have been identified as Swedish. The wreck of the Swedish Navy ship rests at a depth of 130 feet (40 meters). Researchers have mapped a total of about 40 cannons and other cargo in and around the site.The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdansk, Poland, plans to display the cannons after cleaning and restoring...
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From Hobsons Bay Leader
A Newport diver has helped solve one of Victoria’ most puzzling maritime mysteries by locating a long-lost shipwreck nearly 80 years after it sank.Peter Taylor, who first started searching for the TSS Coramba almost 30 years ago, said the May 29 discovery was years ahead of schedule.“It was a big surprise (and) I wasn’ expecting to find it for a few more years yet,” Mr Taylor said. “We were over the moon to ... find...
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By Joanne Anderson - Gulf Live
An expert in the field of underwater archaeology brought his state-of-the-art technology to the Escatawpa River last week to look for a "small" piece of artillery thought to be a mid-19th century cannon. A grant from the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area and private donations made possible an extensive magnetometer survey directed by Michael K. Faught of Tallahassee, Florida, a senior maritime archaeologist with Panamerican...
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By Bill Semion - MLive
Experienced divers know a little secret about Michigan: it has a corner on the world’ scuba diving market. Instead of heading to the Caribbean or the wreck-rich waters off the Carolinas, thousands of divers choose to jump with both flippers into Michigan’ Great Lakes waters.Doug Bell, owner of Traverse City’ Scuba North, said Michigan ranks among the top 10 states in the number of certified divers and is considered world class...