The Endurance is one of the most famous shipwrecks(沉船) in the world. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 people left England in the Endurance. Shackleton hoped to become the first to cross Antarctica. However, in 1915, the ship got trapped(困住) in the ice over the Weddell Se a before...
Akagi, a Japanese aircraft carrier that took part in the raid on Pearl Harbor, was sunk at the Battle of Midway. Now, explorers have captured its image on film.
In the annals of Australian military history during World War II few events have generated more gut-wrenching grief and intense controversy than the sinking of the ships HMAS Sydney and AHS Centaur. Lost on opposite coastlines and under completely different circumstances, the ships bear the tragic ...
In addition to critters, the seafloor off the coast has hundreds of diveable shipwrecks. This is because New York has been a major shipping hub for 500 years, and because the relatively shallow continental shelf extends far out to sea, into the New York Bight. While some wreck dives at di...
The jewels were kept in a library, and lax security was blamed for making the robbery possible. Who stole the jewels and what happened to them remain a mystery. A wide range of people have been suspected of pulling off the heist, including Francis Shackleton, brother of the famous explorer...
Sand dunes, shipwrecks and sparkly beaches. Welcome to Brisbane’s secret garden. Read time • 4min Rainbow Beach, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Elise Cook Buffy Warlapinni, SeaLink - Tiwi by Design, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory © Tourism Australia ...
Imagine standing alongside ten other hikers and your backdrop is the fingernail of one of South Dakota's most famous sculptures. Get our free mobile app There are dozens of great South Dakota hiking trails for any level. On Saturday, June 1 the most popular organized hike in the United Stat...
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The world watched in June after OceanGate’sTitansubmersiblewent quiet during a dive to theTitanic. The craft and its five passengersdescended toward the famous wreckon Sunday, June 18, at 8 a.m., but it lost contact with its base ship, thePolar Prince, around 10:45 a.m. At 5:40...
In The Wager, we get a wild tale of shipwrecks, mutiny, and court marital; its lessons—about how people tell stories, and who to believe—are eerily prescient today. In 1742, 30 emaciated sailors—survivors of a ship that left England two years before and had wrecked on a desola...