Indonesian rescuers are searching for four members of a Spanish family after their tour boat sank near Padar Island.

After 300 years in darkness, gold coins from a wreck off Colombia briefly shone under a robotic submersible, confirming the long-mysterious San José — an 18th-century Spanish galleon famed as ...

On a quiet stretch of North Carolina’s Cape Fear River, archaeologists have uncovered four 18th century shipwrecks clustered around a colonial waterfront. One wreck may be La Fortuna, a Spanish ship ...

SEBASTIAN — Imagine holding an Atocha shipwreck coin from the wreck of a 17th-century Spanish galleon, its edges worn smooth by centuries under the sea. That’s the kind of history waiting at Mel ...

California Rep. Ted Lieu, vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, said Tuesday that attacking shipwrecked survivors is a crime of war, and that any member of the U.S. military involved in such ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After centuries at the bottom of the English Channel, remnants from ...

For centuries, the Chesapeake Bay has been Maryland’s restless storyteller — its depths said to hold pirate gold, lost souls, and even a lurking sea monster known as Chessie. Rumors still circulate ...

An overhead sign on Interstate 77 collapsed onto a car in Charlotte, trapping the driver and closing the southbound lanes for seven hours late Friday and early Saturday, firefighters and state highway ...

A shipwreck was briefly revealed in Lake Erie after strong winds pushed water away from the shore near Kingsville, Ontario. Historians believe the sunken vessel could be the Demming or the Overton, ...