The dangerous bodies of water might not be the ones you expect. From the English Channel to the Great Lakes, these are six of the most dangerous bodies of water with tens of thousands of shipwrecks ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

The MV Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship turned military transport during World War II, holds the record for the deadliest maritime disaster in history. On January 30, 1945, the vessel was ...

SHEBOYGAN – Kohler-Andrae State Park is set to host a pair of events Oct. 18 exploring the history of shipwrecks in Lake ...

Shifting sands have exposed more of a centuries-old shipwreck off the UK for the first time. Michael Pitts/History Hit Historic England In November 1703, the wind over the northern Atlantic Ocean took ...

More than 4,000 Japanese soldiers perished when Chuuk Lagoon, known as "Truk" at the time, was bombarded by US forces at the tail-end of World War II. More than 60 vessels were sunk, along with ...

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels ...

Credit: 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels, LLC Divers have recovered over 1,000 coins from a shipwreck off the east coast of Florida ...

Treasure hunters found roughly 1,000 silver and gold coins off the east coast of Florida this summer. Many have visible dates ...