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Mar 15, 2022 · Tens of thousands of shipwrecks lie lost and forgotten on the sea floor—but efforts to locate and explore them have seen great advances.
Why do we study shipwrecks? Studying shipwrecks can help us understand the past, connect us to our cultural heritage, and teach us lessons on how the environment and human error can impact each other.
May 12, 2022 · Shipwrecks can become sources of contamination, nutrients and shelter in equal measure. Here, a diver investigates a sunken submarine near Midway Atoll. National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Jan 29, 2022 · The majority of all shipwrecks are caused by the ship simply running aground on rocks, a coral reef, a sandbar, or even another wreck. If a ship’s hull wasn’t broken open when she struck, she was usually lost if she couldn’t be gotten off before the tide went out.
Mar 3, 2022 · Could our growing fascination with shipwrecks be putting them at risk? Here's how underwater archaeology and maritime law work in tandem to protect these fragile pieces of our submerged cultural...
Jul 25, 2024 · Of the approximately 3 million sunken and deserted vessels in the world’s seas, over 8,500 are deemed “potentially polluting wrecks” by organisations such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The greater part of these wrecks date to the world wars of the 20th century.
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Jun 16, 2022 · Why do ships wreck, anyway—and where? Everything from storms to sabotage can bring a ship down, though it can be difficult to ascertain why exactly a ship sank. Human error is a factor, too:...
