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In 1533, a Portuguese ship loaded with gold, silver and other treasures was heading to India. It was found in Namibia nearly 500 years later by a diamond mining company, but without any trace of its crewA 16th-century Portuguese ship, the Bom Jesus, was found buried beneath Namibian desert sands. This remarkably preserved wreck yielded a va...- In 2012, a 23-year-old dancer Rose Metcalf used her earring to help save 400 people as Costa Concordia sank on her first day at workRose Metcalf was just 23 and on her first day at work aboard the Costa Concordia when the ship began sinking. As panic spread, she helped g...
- Quote of the day by Yann Martel: 'The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love...' Life of Pi author's timeless lesson on importance of celebrating life's beauty despite sufferingDeath is often seen as the opposite of life, something to fear or avoid. But today's Quote of the Day by Yann Martel offers a strikingly di...
- In 2024, the Baltic Sea gave up a ship filled with royal gifts that never reached a Russian TsarA Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered in 2024 may have carried gifts for Czar Alexander II. The vessel sank around 1856 or 1857 after the Crime...
- In the 18th and 19th centuries, slave ships sank near Bahamas; researchers found their trail revealing the darkest chapters of human historyFourteen wrecked slavers' ships were identified in the Bahamas. These vessels transported enslaved Africans during the 18th and 19th centur...
- In 1628, Sweden's pride became one of history's most famous shipwrecks in just 20 minutesSweden's powerful Vasa warship sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. The ship was found in 1956 after a two-year search. Divers raised the Vas...
- Titanic survivor's lifejacket sells for nearly $901,000: Why Laura Mabel Francatelli's 114-year-old relic became one of the rarest artefacts ever auctionedA rare Titanic lifejacket worn by survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for £670,000, and this historic flotation device fetched more than ...
- Quote of the Day by Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism: “No loss should be more regrettable to us than losing our time...” - Timeless lessons on wisdom, mortality, self-discipline, and why every moment of life deserves to be lived with intentionZeno of Citium, the ancient Greek philosopher and Stoicism's founder, wisely declared that time is our most invaluable and irretrievable tr...
- Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...
- In 1900, sponge divers hiding from a storm found a machine underwater that changed what we know about ancient GreeceA routine sponge diving trip near Antikythera in 1900 led to the discovery of an ancient shipwreck. Among its treasures were corroded bronz...
- ‘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...
- 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...
- Boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving two babies dead; Several missing or presumed dead as survivors reveal sequence of events; What do we know so farA migrant boat carrying 55 individuals, including two babies, capsized north of Zuwara, Libya, resulting in at least 53 dead or missing. Tw...
- Mystery of The Western Reserve: How a 132-year-old ghost ship was finally found beneath the ‘shipwreck coast’?The shipwreck of The Western Reserve, which disappeared in Lake Superior 132 years ago, has been found using advanced sonar technology. The...
- Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces again for 'The Wager'"The Wager" is a period piece set in the early 1740s, recounting the incredible journey of a makeshift vessel that washes ashore in Brazil....
- 41 migrants missing after new Mediterranean shipwreckForty-one migrants including three children are feared dead after being shipwrecked last week in the Mediterranean, UN agencies said, citin...
- 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.
- Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with director Martin Scorsese for next projectThe duo will work on an adaptation of the non-fiction book 'The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny & Murder'.
- China begins probe in sunken ship with 'multitude of evidence'Chinese investigators today began an extensive probe with "multitude of first-hand evidence" to ascertain the cause of the country's worst ...
- Trick or Treat?Life of Pi shows in grisly detail how a shipwrecked Pi, a vegetarian, is forced to eat meat for survival.
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