Marina Ibiza and Trasmapi (ferry operators) are supporting IBEAM (Balearic Institute of Maritime Archaeology Studies) in the creation of the first underwater archaeological centre at the Port of Savina, Formentera, planned to open later this year. The institute is committed to the conservation, and optimisation, of the underwater archaeological remains, like wrecks, found in the […]
For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts, deterring potential criminals from stealing treasures from shipwreck sites. The scheme — a collaboration between Historic England, MSDS Marine, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) and partners — will involve forensic marking at 57 wreck sites […]
A new research project is attempting to detect and identify undiscovered Allied shipwrecks lost during the Dunkirk evacuation during World War II. The mission is being launched by Drassm – France’s Department of Underwater Archaeological Research – in partnership with Historic England. Operation Dynamo, also known as the Dunkirk evacuation, was a key event in […]
A long-lost shipwreck, the schooner Trinidad, has been discovered in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin. The vessel, built in 1867, is remarkably intact, with the deckhouse still in place, containing the crew’s possessions, dishes, anchors, bell and many other artefacts from the day it sank. On its final voyage, Trinidad was travelling down the coast of Wisconsin […]
The world’s most famous shipwreck has been revealed as never seen before. The first full-sized digital scan of the Titanic, which lies 3,800m (12,500ft) down in the Atlantic, has been created using deep-sea mapping. Through the largest underwater 3D capture project ever undertaken, research scientists have mapped the ship in its entirety. From this data […]
The wreckage of a lost World War II Japanese transport ship has been uncovered at a depth of more than 4,000m off the coast of the Philippines. Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro used deepwater hydrographic and oceanographic expertise to successfully identify the shipwreck of the Montevideo Maru. The sinking is considered Australia’s worst maritime disaster due […]
Researchers surveying the bottom of Norway’s Lake Mjøsa have uncovered the remains of a historic shipwreck dating back to the 14th century. Archaeologists working for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment made the discovery while hunting for unexploded WWII ammunition, and say it could become one of the country’s oldest-ever shipwrecks. Sonar images of the wreck […]