Tag: shipwreck

The Flor de la Mar, meaning “Flower of the Sea”, was a 400-ton three masted carrack, that sunk in 1511 whilst transporting a large cargo of treasure for the king of Portugal.

Many Dutch ships passed the West Australian coast whilst travelling to Southeast Asia in the 1600s – and the national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed through its timbers the history of the shipbuilding materials that enabled Dutch East India Company (VOC) to flourish against major European rivals for the first time.

Hidden just off Chesil Beach, Weymouth, Dorset, lie two wreck sites which, although they have been the focus of investigations for over 10 years, their identity remains a mystery.

Underwater archaeologists from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia have announced the discovery of a shipwreck off the coast of Quintana Roo state in Mexico.

One of the largest maritime archaeological projects ever staged, The Black Sea MAP (Maritime Archaeological Project), has revealed 60 astonishingly well-preserved shipwrecks, helping write the history of nearly 2,500 years of seafaring tradition in the Black Sea.

German U-boat 576 and freighter Bluefields discovered within 240 yards of each other.