The catastrophe was the result of rampant fraud at the end of the Civil War.

Shipwreck hunters have discovered the remains of the Lac La Belle, a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in 1872, killing eight people, the Associated Press reported. Shipwreck World ...

He commissioned the Vasa to be built with two gun decks, 64 bronze cannons and a crew of 450 men. On 10 August 1628 the ship set sail on its maiden voyage, but only a few metres offshore, as everyone ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by author (and Great Lakes ...

Graph illustrating the stark increase in global trade (exports and imports) in the late 1800s, with an exponential increase (dashed colored line) becoming particularly marked by circa 1980. Numbers ...

Park rangers in Canada have uncovered a centuries-old shipwreck in a region known for many maritime disasters. The shipwreck, which dates back more than 200 years, is believed to be the Swift, a ...