Shipwrecks, Treasure, Hoards, and Finds From Around the World

Image: miljko//Getty Images Oceanic researchers hunting for a sunken warship stumbled across the pristine lower hull of an incredibly armed Barbary corsair. By Emma Frederickson Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: •

A groundbreaking scientific study analyzing gold recovered from an infamous pirate shipwreck is reshaping long-held assumptions about African trade, challenging centuries-old European claims that West African gold was routinely adulterated. The research, published in npj Heritage Science, focuses on

The Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship filled with gold and silver bullion, exotic diamonds and pearls, and other precious cargo, set sail from India in 1721 but was seized by pirates in

Image: For more than 25 years, the SS Egypt had sailed the long route between Europe and India An extraordinary tale of steamship Egypt and the lost banknotes of the princely state of Hyderabad By

Photo Courtesy of City of Texas City By Eldin Ganic The City of Texas City said that during the recent routine dredging at the Texas City Dike, crews made a discovery that was anything but

Image Credit: An archaeologist points to a computer screen showing a map of the wreck of Danish flagship “Dannebroge” that sank during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 31, 2026. James

Pelorus is inviting travellers to join a real shipwreck salvage mission in Panama, diving for artefacts from a 17th-century French frigate while living aboard a private yacht. Robbie Hodges reports Experiential travel company Pelorus is offering travellers

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 13 — Shipwreck Scenes of History on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world of writing.

Image Credit: Archaeologists at the Alamo uncovered a historic cannonball believed to date back to the pivotal 1836 battle between Mexican forces and Texian defenders. (MPI/Getty Images; Alamo Trust) Four-pound solid bronze cannonball found just

Image Credit: © A Sealed Chest In A 1740 Shipwreck Is Deepening The Mystery Of A Lost Treasure Off England’s Coast. Credit: Nicolas-SB/Shutterstock.com The first signs of the Rooswijk disaster did not come from the ship itself.