On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
07 Jun, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Musket balls and a burnt hull: First shipwrecks linked to Pirates of the Caribbean discovered in Nassau Harbor, The BahamasNassau, Bahamas, once a pirate haven, has yielded six shipwrecks. Three wrecks are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy. These discoveries ar...
05 Jun, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
In 1972, a diver off Italy noticed a human arm rising from the sand, which uncovered ancient Greek warriors lost beneath the sea for centuriesIn an underwater adventure in 1972, a diver stumbled upon the exquisite Riace Bronzes off the coast of Riace Marina. These stunning Greek s...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
‘One year before you go blind’: 22-year-old powerlifter quits everything for a dangerous world trip with just $7,000A 22-year-old traveler's five-month Asian adventure, marked by medical scares, financial woes, and dangerous encounters, has captivated mil...
20 May, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Construction workers uncovered six centuries old shipwrecks buried beneath the same siteAn ordinary infrastructure project in Sweden has unearthed an extraordinary past. Six shipwrecks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th c...
08 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Survived 2,000 Years Underwater and Here’s WhyDivers off Turkey's Antalya coast found a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. The vessel carried hundreds of ceramic plates, bowls, and trays, remark...
07 Mar, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Mystery in the Mediterranean Explained: Who Sank the 16th-Century Camarat 4 2,567 Meters Below?French naval researchers discovered Camarat 4, a 16th-century merchant shipwreck, in March 2025. This is the deepest shipwreck found in Fre...
03 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Luxury steamship that sank, resurfaced — then sank again found after 150 yearsAfter a 150-year absence, the luxury steamer Lac La Belle has been discovered in Lake Michigan. Veteran explorer Paul Ehorn and his team lo...
17 Feb, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
One year after OceanGate tragedy, mini-submarine ready to explore Titanic shipwreck. What has changed?A new vessel is being developed by an Ohio-based businessman to enable explorers to go down deep into the ocean and explore the Titanic Shi...
31 May, 2024, 01.24 AM IST
Fatal attraction: Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a submariner who feared the Titan sub, but couldn’t resist the TitanicThe presence of Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a renowned French submariner, on the ill-fated Titan submarine that repeatedly dove into the Titanic,...
17 Sep, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Titanic tourist submarine used to take people to view the shipwreck goes missing in Atlantic OceanAs per reports, the Boston coastguard has confirmed that the submarine with at least five people on board has gone missing in the North Atl...
19 Jun, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
New Titanic footage heralds next stage in deep-sea tourismExploration of the shipwreck may attract tourists ready to pay top dollar, but it has also raised many ethical questions.
02 Oct, 2022, 09.55 AM IST
Leonardo DiCaprio to produce utopian series based on Aldous Huxley's last novel ‘Island'The book follows a cynical journalist shipwrecked on a fictional utopian island.
31 Jul, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
16th-century shipwrecks found with treasures worth millionsThe finds include three ornate bronze cannons - two that are three meters long and one that is two metres long - and a marble monument.
22 Aug, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
Robotic submarine discovers centuries-old shipwreck in USThe wreck appears to date back to the late 18th or early 19th century, a time when a young US was expanding its trade with the rest of the ...
22 Jul, 2015, 02.20 PM IST
A history of shipwrecks buried in the depths of Goa seaLegends speculate that around 600 shipwrecks dot Goa's seabed, though marine historians say an accurate estimate would be in double digits.
06 Jul, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
RMG acquires iconic Gibsons archive shipwrecks collection at Sotheby's auctionThe Gibson family said, "We're delighted that the archive has gone to such a good home. It was always important to share these wonderful im...
13 Nov, 2013, 05.18 PM IST