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Oldest Scandinavian plank boat yields a raider’s fingerprint clue
Read More: Oldest Scandinavian plank boat yields a raider’s fingerprint clueThe oldest known wooden plank boat in Scandinavia has yielded an unexpectedly intimate clue about the people who once rode…
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2,000-year-old wreck may be an Egyptian royal party boat
Read More: 2,000-year-old wreck may be an Egyptian royal party boatThe discovery of a remarkably preserved wreck off Alexandria has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of elite leisure…
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Divers found a shipwreck so preserved they doubted its age
Read More: Divers found a shipwreck so preserved they doubted its ageWhen researchers first saw the ghostly outline of an ancient hull glowing on their screens, they were looking at a…
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The holy grail of shipwrecks yields first treasure, $17B still down
Read More: The holy grail of shipwrecks yields first treasure, $17B still downThe world’s most coveted shipwreck is finally giving up its secrets. After centuries on the Caribbean seabed, the Spanish galleon…
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Why do most modern ships lack sails, and which ones still use them?
Read More: Why do most modern ships lack sails, and which ones still use them?Modern harbors are crowded with steel hulls and humming engines, not tall masts and canvas. The global fleet has traded…
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Medieval ‘rubbish’ site turns out to be a shipwreck
Read More: Medieval ‘rubbish’ site turns out to be a shipwreckWhat first looked like a scatter of junk on the seabed off southern England has turned out to be one…
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The wooden warship that once held the speed crown
Read More: The wooden warship that once held the speed crownFor a brief, blazing moment in the age of sail, a single wooden warship could define what “fast” meant on…
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The largest cargo sailboat just crossed the Atlantic
Read More: The largest cargo sailboat just crossed the AtlanticThe world’s biggest modern cargo sailboat has just proven it can do what skeptics long said was impossible, hauling commercial…
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Taiwan plans 6,000-ton frigates to counter China
Read More: Taiwan plans 6,000-ton frigates to counter ChinaIn a strategic move to bolster its naval defenses against potential threats from Beijing, Taiwan is planning to acquire advanced…
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The Navy wants long-range drone ships, and this firm may deliver
Read More: The Navy wants long-range drone ships, and this firm may deliverThe US Navy is on the hunt for long-range drone ships capable of operating in blue-water environments, a move that…







