While some of the wrecks were first located over 30 years ago, the latest expedition allowed for a far more detailed and comprehensive survey, thanks to cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers ...
The USS Preston was one of hundreds of ships sunk during the Solomon Islands campaign of World War II. Despite losing its bow, the USS New Orleans still made it to port for repairs. Credit: Ocean ...
The shipwrecks of Japanese warships have been beneath the waters of the remote Pacific atoll for around 80 years now, according to SCMP. This ghost fleet carries close to 60 wartime wrecks at the ...
More than 4000 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 ...
A team of three divers has shared recent images and haunting stories of the three WWII shipwrecks off Missolonghi in Greece.
German researchers recently announced the discovery of 31 shipwrecks, including a possible steamship that was destroyed in a World War II air raid. The shipwrecks were found in Germany's Lake ...
A major tourism attraction in Micronesia is now threatened with oil pollution. Reports from the location say climate change ...
A new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin shows that oil is still seeping from the wreck of the USS Arizona, more than 80 years after its sinking at Pearl Harbor. The study focuses on samples ...
The intact stern was discovered severed from the hull, which rewrote the story of Teruzuki’s final moments, the Ocean Exploration Trust reports. Those are depth charges along the edge of the deck.
A new ocean expedition in the South Pacific has revealed striking new images of more than a dozen ships sunk during key World War II battles. Researchers on the Ocean Exploration Trust vessel Nautilus ...
A famed Japanese destroyer lost in 1942 has been found severed on the South Pacific seafloor — the result of a fantastic David-vs.-Goliath sea battle that remains the stuff of legend for the U.S. Navy ...