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The fates of these sailors and ships remain lost to history.

From the Bermuda Triangle to the ‘Mary Celeste,’ here are some of the most puzzling enigmas of the deep.

The replica boat ‘Orca II’ was the unsung star of 1975's ‘Jaws.’ But what happened after filming ended was worse than any shark attack.

‘The Goonies’ turns 40 this year—and to make the film, director Steven Spielberg may have drawn inspiration from a real-life shipwreck that occurred off Oregon’s coast. It’s known as the Beeswax Wreck.

These are the five deepest shipwrecks ever discovered, including the USS ‘Samuel B. Roberts,’ which went to the depths of the Philippine Trench during the Second World War.

A sunken ship near Florida holds clues to the early history of cats in the U.S.

A digital double promises fresh insight into the tragedy of the ‘Titanic.’

Hearing the phrase ‘souls on board’ usually portends bad news. Why do we use it?

When Captain George Pollard Jr.’s ship was rammed by a whale, he had no idea it would help make literary history.

The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.

The complicated legal case involving salvage rights to the RMS ‘Titanic’ continues, 40 years after the famous shipwreck was rediscovered.

You will instantly reveal yourself as a landlubber if you refer to a ship as a boat. Here’s how to tell the difference.

There’s a surprising connection between the capital of the Philippines and mailing important documents.

A blend of bureaucracy and saltwater is conspiring to keep any of the ship’s remaining secrets from being brought to the surface.

A new study shows that hungry sea otters are keeping Monterey Bay’s green crab population in check, one bite at a time.

Wisconsin's USS ‘Cobia’ offers guests a living history lesson via Airbnb.

You might want to skip dinner after reading these.

Whether real wrecks or ghostly sightings, these ships bear stories of unexplained deaths, flying orbs, and screams from the depths of the sea.

The footage is from a new ‘Endurance’ documentary hitting Disney+ later this year.

The French vessel was the victim of a maritime hit and run.

Thanks to a new buoy network, scuba divers and snorkelers can explore some of the historic wrecks—while protecting our maritime heritage—in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.