Park staffers consulted the Maryland Historic Trust and determined it is most likely a piece of deck timber from a ship, believed to be from the mid-to-late 1800s. Staffers tagged the piece of ...

In the late 1800s, the U.S. Lifesaving Service set up stations to patrol the North Carolina coast. But early on, Pea Island had a “grossly negligent” crew that failed to help a ship ...

A ship carrying more than $1.5 million in gold sank off the North Carolina coast 167 years ago. The SS Central America also had 500 people on board when it went down Sept. 12, 1857. Despite the ...

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the ...

In the 19th century, however, things weren't quite so simple, mainly because there were't any decent roads into Carolina Beach. Even in the late 1800s ... from a steam ship captained by John ...

The gold-filled ship started sinking off the North Carolina coast during a hurricane. Screengrab from Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Facebook A ship carrying more than $1.5 million in gold ...