Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.
Treasure Hunter Released
Image Credit: In this November 1989 file photo, Tommy Thompson holds a $50 pioneer gold piece retrieved earlier in 1989 from the wreck of the gold ship SS Central America.AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Lon Horwedel
Shipwreck Timbers Appeared on a Beach After a Storm
Image Credit: The timbers and hull planks emerged on a beach in Studland Bay after Storm Chandra. National Trust, Pam White Experts think the newly unearthed timbers may have come from the “Fame,” an armed
Two Explorers Spent 16 Years Hunting a Legendary $138 Million Treasure. They Say They Just Found It.
Image Credit: Richard T. Nowitz//Getty Images In 1721, a pirate ambush sent a massive fortune to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Did these archaeologists finally uncover the wreckage? By Tim Newcomb When famed pirates
Earliest Shipwreck in Singapore Reveals 14th Century Trading Port and Massive Ceramic Cargo
Image: Small blue-and-white dish featuring a phoenix in the center and a border band of chrysanthemums. Credit: Flecker, M., Journal of International Ceramic Studies (2025). by Dario Radley A four-year maritime excavation off the coast
Treasure Talk: Episode 12 Part 2 — Have we found the S.S. Central America?
Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 12 Part 2 – Have we found the S.S. Central America? on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project
Treasure Talk: Episode 12 Part 1 — Identifying the Shipwreck
Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 12 Part 1 – Identifying the Shipwreck 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
16th-century imperial shipwreck found 4,900 ft deep packed with mystery loot
By Beckham Langford Nearly a mile beneath the surface of the Mediterranean, a 16th-century imperial merchant ship has emerged from the dark, its hull resting 4,900 feet down with cargo still stacked as if the
Long-Lost Shipwreck Resurfaces on Jersey Shore as Officials Warn Against Disturbing the Ruins
Image: Remnants of the 19th-century schooner Lawrence N. McKenzie have resurfaced at Island Beach State Park along the Jersey Shore. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) The Lawrence N. McKenzie was carrying oranges when it
The Treasure’s in the Tales of New Zealand’s 2500 Sunken Ships
Image Credit: The S.S. Tasmania hit a rock off Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula in 1897. Auckland Libraries There are concerns divers are plundering one of New Zealand’s famous shipwrecks. Are they treasure-hunting pirates, or just
He Dreamed of Box Office Gold. He Found It on the Ocean Floor
Image: Roger Dooley (in yellow) and a friend explore a Cuban shipwreck in the 1980s in a photo taken by Al Giddings. Courtesy of Al Giddings After a 30-year search, Cuban American archaeologist and filmmaker