SHIPS

They pillaged, they invaded, and they obeyed only the sea laws they made up as they went along.

The mutiny on the 'Bounty' has inspired multiple movies, but the 'Hermione' revolt was way bloodier.

These freak waves are rare and unpredictable—and are believed to have caused numerous shipwrecks.

The true fate of many of these ships will never be known, but speculation suggests that storms, piracy, mutiny, accidental bombing, and even the attack of a giant squid could be responsible for their vanishings.

More than 40 years after the most famous ship in Great Lakes history vanished during a storm, the cause is still a mystery.

‘Äpplet’ had a more successful naval career than its short-lived sibling, the ‘Vasa.’ Studying its wreck could help explain why.

The new footage shows details of the 'Titanic' wreck that have never been captured on film before.

Like so many other phrases, the meaning of ‘pass with flying colors’ has nautical roots.

Your history teacher probably didn't tell you about the time the unfortunately named Captain Schlitt's bowel movement sank an entire German submarine.

The priceless 'Gemma Constantiniana'—an Imperial Roman cameo nearly 1 foot wide—survived the collapse of empires, crusades, and shipwrecks.

Once the fastest ocean liner in the world, a German torpedo sent the ship to the bottom of the sea.

The sinking of the RMS 'Titanic' shook the world—and forced better safety regulations to be put into place.