However, the Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987—a major source of underwater cultural heritage protection in the United States—remains unchanged instead of flowing with the tide of change. The United ...

Underwater archaeologists have located the wrecks of three military ships involved in Japan's invasion of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands in World War II — an almost-overlooked conflict ...

Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks In the deep sea, life growing on shipwrecks can even generate energy By Avery Paxton Published December 30, 2023 7:44AM (EST) ...

Renowned underwater archaeologist James Delgado appeared on "CBS Mornings" on Friday to discuss his new book, "The Great Museum of the Sea," and reflect on more than 50 years of searching for ...

Underwater preserves protect thousands of miles of Great Lakes, shipwrecks by: Corinne Moore Posted: Jul 27, 2024 / 05:00 AM EDT Updated: Jul 22, 2024 / 06:15 PM EDT ...

The underwater excavation of the shipwrecks began last year and shows that people from the Ming Dynasty used the South China Sea, known as the ancient Maritime Silk Road, as an important trade ...

There are 36 shipwrecks in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, which covers more than 900 square miles. Wisconsin became one of 15 national marine sanctuaries in the U.S. in 2021.

The yearlong retrieval operation came after the two shipwrecks were discovered in 2022 about 5,000 feet underwater near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea, according to China's ...

Hot spots for biodiversity Shipwrecks host quantities and varieties of marine life that can make them hot spots for biodiversity. The microbes that transform the wreck structure into habitat also ...