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Wrecks

Embark on a journey into the past with our coverage on Wrecks. We bring you the latest news and discoveries from the world of underwater archaeology, exploring sunken ships, planes, and relics that tell stories of history, adventure, and mystery.

From the most recent explorations to the ongoing preservation efforts, we delve into the captivating world beneath the waves.

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The Cheltenham, later renamed Tobol (Sunderland Museums / Bridgeman Images)
‘Extraordinary find’: Wind-farm survey reveals WW1 shipwreck
On the Karwela wreck – this now lies in a permanent Conservation Area for Wrecks (Mal B)
Malta wreck-divers win long-sought protection
The ancient bronze dagger blade, with the loose silver rivets that would have secured the hilt (Ministry of Culture & Tourism)
Divers find dagger on world’s oldest merchant shipwreck
The Shipwreck Treasure Museum in Charlestown (SBC Property)
Break-Up Fears For Shipwreck Treasure Collection
The Earl of Abergavenny depicted off Southsea by Thomas Luny (Portland Museum Trust)
Dorset shipwreck with Wordsworth links protected
The WreckLife programme has been endorsed by the UN (Heritage Malta)
UN endorses Malta’s WreckLife project 
Cannon on the San José wreck site, from a previous expedition (Minculturas)
Treasure ship: Colombia talks of nail, not gold
At least 100 champagne bottles were visible (Tomasz Stachura / Baltictech)
Champagne wreck dubbed Ancient Monument for protection
The wreck of the Dellwood (Dominic W Bush / Ships of Discovery)
Team trace 3 shipwrecks from WW2 ‘Forgotten Battle’
Stern and quarterdeck (CSIRO)
Tragic Noongah identified at depth of 170m
Champagne bottles on the Baltic shipwreck (Tomasz Stachura / Baltictech)
19th-century fizz impresses as divers find Baltic wreck
This cannon was recently found on the London wreck (© Steve Ellis)
London divers discover 1650s bronze cannon
A wealth of finds at the 16th-century shipwreck site off Croatia (ICUA)
10 trumpets make 1500s Croatia shipwreck unique
The Italian submarine Jantina was launched in 1932
Greek sub-hunter finds missing bow
HNMS K-XVI
Looters destroy first Allied sub to sink Japanese warship
Working on the shipwreck in situ in the 1960s - but some of the conservation work was damaging by later standards (Kyrenia Ship Excavations)
Timber-dating breakthrough re-ages Kyrenia shipwreck
Sonar image of the Quest wreck (RCGS)
Quest for the Quest: lost Shackleton boat found
Diver with the splayed-cross grave slab (Bournemouth University)
Grave slabs raised from England’s oldest wreck
Handover of the Jacob Jones’ bell in London (MoD)
Ship’s bell from first WW1 US destroyer casualty returned
A diver works to expose the selected barrel at the wreck-site (Jim Hansson / Vrak / SMTM)
Barrelful of iron raised from 16th-century wreck
4D photogrammetry model of the USS Harder wreck site by The Lost 52 Project
‘Hit ‘em Harder’ WW2 sub found at 1km+
The Short Skyvan aircraft is lowered into place
Oman sinks plane and trucks for divers
View of the bow, timber deck missing (Kostas Thoktarides)
Tragic WW2 wreck located at 153m off Hydra
Port bow of the Adella Shores wreck, just below the rub rail (GLSHS)
130-year-old lake steamer found 200m deep
The cannon that identified the San José (Colombian Ministry of Culture)
San José shipwreck’s treasure is contested…
The Milwaukee - note the octagonal pilothouse it had at the time (MSRA)
108m-deep steamer wreck had ‘new look’
Archaeological divers survey pottery on one of 10 shipwreck sites off Kasos (Ministry of Culture)
Last dives on 10 shipwrecks spanning 5,000 years
A pink handfish looks as surprised as the wreck-divers who spotted it were (James Parkinson)
Tech divers find rare walking fish on Tasman shipwreck
An NPS diver documenting one of five coral-encrusted guns from HMS Tyger (Brett Seymour / NPS)
5 guns prove Florida shipwreck is HMS Tyger
Red Sea coast near El Quseir (wusel007)
Ancient Red Sea Shipwreck Found Near El Quseir

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