Posts in category Wrecks

  Seeing a sunken hulk materialize out of the gloom is a thrill I never tire of. It doesn’t matter if it’s a ship, plane, or automobile, the siren song …

The waters off North Carolina’s Atlantic coast are a veritable treasure trove of history and adventure. Ocean currents from the north and south collide here, and treacherous shoals, capricious winds …

The History The American Revolutionary War defined the beginnings of an independent United States and it was a struggle of historic proportions both on land and on sea. Throughout the …

On a clear, sunny day on Aug. 24, 1943, U.S. Navy pilots William Parks and Richard Moore were flying their SBD Dauntless dive bomber on a training exercise off the …

On Tuesday, August 23, Scientists aboard the E/V Nautilus research ship successfully explored the sunken hulk of a World War II aircraft carrier which was sunk off the Farallon Islands. Scuttled in 1951 …

The sea will always hold a mystery or two, whether it be the lost city of Atlantis, an ancient shipwreck that’s thought to still have gold, or for those of …

Divers in Southern California – and worldwide – have a great opportunity this Thursday, April 28, to learn about some of California’s shipwrecks at a presentation taking pace at the …

Today, NOAA and the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of the USS Conestoga (AT 54) in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary off San Francisco, 95 years after the Navy seagoing fleet tugboat disappeared with 56 officers …

Most divers who visit Cozumel go for the beautiful diving along the world’s second largest barrier reef system. The Meso-American reef system spans almost 600 miles of ocean between the Gulf of Mexico and …

On August 5, 1952, the crew of eight aboard B-36D (49-2661) were preparing to land at Lindbergh Field, San Diego, after a routine shakedown flight. Shortly after the crew had …