With so many bodies in the Thames, some were found as far south as Erith. For many, what killed them was not the water, but ...

In November 1913, a massive winter storm swept through the Great Lakes. Nicknamed the “White Hurricane,” the blizzard caused ...

ALPENA, MI – The worst maritime tragedy in the history of Michigan’s Shipwreck Alley happened 160 years ago. The Pewabic, a twin-screw wooden passenger and freight steamer, sank below the calm surface ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.

Shipwreck hunters found the SS James Carruthers, a wheat-carrying cargo ship that sank in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. It's belly up in the bed of Lake Huron.

With an underwater drone named Rhody, archaeologists are mapping some of the dozens of sunken vessels in Lake Ontario. A new unidentified shipwreck discovered in the Lake Ontario National Marine ...

Four shipwrecks — including the remains believed to be a 1748 Spanish privateer ship — were recently found at a historical site in North Carolina. A team of archeologists with East Carolina University ...

After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound, capturing visuals of multiple vessels, including the wreckage of the ...

Multiple colonial-era shipwrecks were discovered at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site. One wreck may be La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer that exploded in 1748. Artifacts are at risk due ...

A long-lost shipwreck sitting in the waters of Lake Michigan was recently discovered by a fisherman – to the surprise of local officials. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced the discovery on ...