Divers Explored a 300-Year-Old Shipwreck—and Found Treasure Worth $1 Million

The 1715 Spanish wreck off the coast of Florida contained a hoard of real de plata coins valued at over $1 million.

Elusive shipwreck found in Lake Michigan over 100 years after sinking

Researchers discovered a 19th century “ghost ship” in Lake Michigan. The missing clue to the wreck’s location was hiding in ...
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Divers Recover More Than $1 Million Worth of Gold and Silver Coins From 310-Year-Old ‘Treasure Fleet’ Shipwrecks

The vessels sank in a violent hurricane off the coast of Florida in July 1715, when they were traveling from Cuba to Spain ...

Remarkable 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck discovered

A number of ancient shipwrecks have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, with 2,000-year-old Roman terracotta jars found in the remains of a ship found off the coast of Italy in 2023, a Greek ...

Archaeologists Recover 2,000-Year-Old Roman Navy Ship

Archaeologists have recovered a remarkably well-preserved Roman navy ship dating back 2,000 years from Croatia's Sukošan region.

Eerie images show century-old wreck of Titanic's sister ship as divers recover artifacts for first time

An 11-person diving team recovered luxury items and equipment from the Britannic wreck, which lies 400 feet deep off the ...