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Little Weesy Coppin, the Ghost That Foretold the Franklin Expedition’s Fate

An 1847 illustration of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus during an earlier Arctic expedition, by James Wilson Carmichael.

Little Weesy Coppin, the Ghost That Foretold the Franklin Expedition’s Fate

Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

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Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS Titanic

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15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS Titanic

New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

Blood stars and Acadian redfish lurk near plates and a stove from the Portland.

New Expedition Will Explore the 1898 Shipwreck Known as ‘New England’s Titanic’—And You Can Livestream It

The Orca Boat From Jaws Is Coming Back, This Time to Promote Shark Conservation

The lobster boat Lydia will soon be transformed into the Orca III.

Make Your Own Ship in a Bottle With This LEGO Set

This particular design was based off an idea from a long-time LEGO fan.

More Than 350 Franklin Expedition Artifacts Retrieved from Shipwreck of HMS Erebus

Drone image above the HMS Erebus shipwreck.

A 16th-Century Shipwreck Was Discovered Under the Center of Stockholm

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A WWII Navy Submarine, Lost for 75 Years, Has Been Discovered Off the Coast of Japan

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Swedish Divers Just Discovered Two Shipwrecks That Might Be Related to the Famous Vasa Warship

The Vasa shipwreck displayed in Sweden's Vasa Museum.

A Powerful Storm Dislodged a Cargo Ship That’s Been Stuck on Niagara Falls for 101 Years

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The Grim Story of the Mackay-Bennett, the Titanic's Mortuary Ship

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The Reason Why Ships Are Often Painted Red on the Bottom

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Watch Groundbreaking Underwater Footage of the Franklin Expedition’s HMS Terror Shipwreck

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Submarine Expedition Reveals Parts of the Titanic Have Fully Decayed

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The Bizarre Tale of the Orca II, the Stunt Boat from Jaws

Courtesy of Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard // Photo by Lynn and Susan Murphy