freep.com—A group of explorers recently found a historic steamship off the coast of Muskegon more than a century after it sank. Members of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association say the John V. Moran is one of the deepest and most intact wrecks found in Lake...more » ...
1811. After an interview with the whites, they realized they had made an error in navigation, and had arrived south of their intended destination by a hundred some miles. Nevertheless, their knowledge of the interior was invaluable to the traders of the newly-founded Pacific Fur Company, who ...
These periods of exposure alternated with burial episodes, as hull elements were visible as recently as the 1940s but completely covered until shortly before the site’s discovery in 2018. It was complete burial of South Australian’s remnants that in part thwarted two concerted efforts to locate...
Sinclair says that a white whale recently found dead in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of California will likely be completely consumed within four years. Organic material on a sunken vessel can endure the same fate. Nathan Richards, director of Maritime Studies at East Car...
Several full silver bars have since been recovered from the infamous shipwreck as recently as 2017 and subsequently melted and struck into bullion pieces of different sizes, including 99.9% silver bullion bars and silver bullion rounds. GovMint is proud to offer collectors the opportunity to own a...
The remains of a sunken warship recently found in the Mediterranean Sea may confirm the site of a major ancient battle in which Rome trounced Carthage. The year was 241 B.C. and the players were the ascending Roman republic and the declining Carthaginian Empire, which was centered on the nor...
Robert Wells, a retired US Navy captain, recently released his first book,Voices from the Bottom of the South China Sea | The Untold Story of America’s Largest Chinese Emigrant Disaster, an intriguing investigation into the tragic sinking of the SSJapanin the late 19th century. Leading the ...
Darling Fallshas to be the most overlooked and underrated feature of theWest Coast Trail. It never even appeared inWest Coast Trailguidebooks until recently and hardly any websites or blogs give it a mention. There are some good reasons for this. First, the ... ...
The Black Ghost Nation has only recently made itself publicly known, and is in the process of exploring wider alliances. The Raven Cult As described above, Snake Biting Hawk and Raven consider themselves firm allies. Although Raven believes that one day all of America will be free from the wh...
The freighter also carried over 80 tons of 99.9% silver, valued at $378,000 at the time in 1942, and valued at $43 million in 2020. Several full silver bars have since been recovered from the infamous shipwreck as recently as 2017 and subsequently melted and struck into bullion pieces of...