A shipwreck discovered during a search for dumped wartime ammunition in norway's lake mjøsa has been identified as a local føringsbåt from up to 700 years ago. The shipwreck is considered to be one of the richest in the world and has rested at the bottom of the caribbean sea since 1708. But shipwrecks are as old as sea voyages, and sunken.
A new documentary explores the tragic final night of the rms titanic with the most detailed digital reconstruction of the ship ever created. New details of gold coins found off the coast of colombia around the world's richest shipwreck verify they are from the spanish galleon san josé, a treasure ship that sank in. Here's a look at shipwrecks from ancient times found around.
The most famous shipwreck in history is probably the titanic, which lies on the seafloor in the north atlantic ocean. Researchers think a shipwreck off madagascar was a portuguese treasure ship captured by pirates in 1721.