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Rimel Beach
Menzel Jemil, Tunisia

Rimel Beach

An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.
Wellington, New Zealand

Plimmer's Ark Remains

The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.
Model of the Matthew
Bristol, England

Model of the Matthew

A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
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The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Don't Get Wrecked

AO Puzzles February 26, 2024
Hugin Longship
Cliffsend, England

Hugin Longship

This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.
Morro Bay, California

Morro Bay Maritime Museum

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.
Annapolis, Maryland

Jeannette Monument

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.
Anchor Park
Pointe-des-Cascades, Québec

Parc des Ancres

All the anchors found in this park were taken from the nearby river.
Fall River, Massachusetts

Battleship Cove

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.
HMS <em>Terror</em>, depicted here in an anonymous drawing, and HMS <em>Erebus</em> were locked in ice for over a year. All hands were lost.
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'Terror Camp' Could Be a Glimpse of the Future of Fandom and Scholarship

“It’s academia that feels criminally fun!”
Elizabeth Minkel January 30, 2024
Zadar, Croatia

Zadarski Barkajoli

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.
Diving with a Purpose is a marine archaeology group searching for a shipwreck that once carried enslaved Africans.
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Podcast: The Guerrero

Searching for enslaved history once swept away with the tides.
The Podcast Team January 29, 2024
Tampa, Florida

Jose Gasparilla II

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.
The "Point Reyes", a vessel known locally as the Inverness Shipwreck in Tomales Bay north of San Francisco.
meteorites

Wonder Is Everywhere: The Cosmic Dust Curator, a Secret Ancient Forest, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.
April White January 19, 2024
Pembroke Dock, Wales

Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre

This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Mandovi Memorial Cross
Panaji, India

Mandovi Memorial Cross

Dedicated to the victims of a tragic ferry disaster in Goa.
Over time water has a way of turning wrecks into otherworldly archaeological sites.
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The Year in Wrecks, Lost Ships, and Underwater Discoveries

From unexpected treasure in Ukraine to a unique relic of the American Revolution, Captain Santa’s lost ship to digital dugouts.
Gemma Tarlach December 27, 2023
Nicknamed the "Christmas Tree Boat," the evergreen-laden <em>Rouse Simmons</em> disappeared beneath Lake Michigan waters in November 1912.
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The ‘Christmas Tree Boat’ Shipwreck That Devastated 1912 Chicagoans

Marine archaeologists are beginning to understand what really happened to Captain Santa's ill-fated ship.
Jonathan Feakins December 13, 2023