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Shipwrecks

Washington, Wisconsin

Pilot Island

A remote island marking the entrance to Death’s Door, surrounded by the bones of ships who failed to heed her warnings.

Amarilla Golf, Spain

Submarine Safari

One of the world's only places where tourists can make a trip in a submarine.

Richard Etheridge, left, with his crew in front of Pea Island lifesaving station, circa 1896.

Podcast: The Black Surfmen Behind One of the Greatest Water Rescues Ever

Pea Island is a wildlife refuge, and one of the most untouched parts of the Outer Banks. But a century ago, this small piece of land was the site of one of the most remarkable water rescues to date.

Sponsored By Outer Banks Visitor Bureau

Skopje, North Macedonia

The Ship of Doom

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

Hatteras, North Carolina

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

An Outer Banks museum devoted to the thousands of shipwrecks resting off North Carolina’s coast.

Cape Town, South Africa

RMS Athens Shipwreck

The engine block of a British Royal Mail Ship marks the spot of her demise, caused by the Great Gale of 1856.

Cabo San Pablo, Argentina

El Desdemona Shipwreck

A remote shipwreck at the end of the world.

Newtown, Australia

Tomb of the Dunbar Victims

This cemetery holds the unidentified remains from a wreck sometimes known as “Australia’s Titanic.”

Stockholm, Sweden

Vrak – Museum of Wrecks

A museum that dives into Sweden’s maritime past through preserved shipwrecks and interactive exhibits.

The SS <em>Edmund Fitzgerald</em> was the largest freighter on the Great Lakes when it was built.

Why Is TikTok Obsessed With a 50-Year-Old Shipwreck?

The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on, thanks to Gordon Lightfoot's immortal song and a fresh crop of memes.

Allegra Rosenberg November 7, 2025

Cayucos, California

Estero Bluffs Shipwreck

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

Missouri Valley, Iowa

Steamboat Bertrand Museum

Thousands of objects from a steamboat wreck reveal an extraordinary snapshot of American frontier life in 1865.

Bahía Paraíso Shipwreck

The ship responsible for Antarctica’s largest oil spill still lies just below the surface.

Lyttelton, New Zealand

Ōtamahua Ship’s Graveyard

An uninhabited island in a New Zealand harbor with dozens of scuttled vessels.

Liverpool, England

Lusitania Propeller

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

San Cibrao, Spain

Estatua de Maruxaina

This mermaid sculpture commemorates a Galician legend and an annual trial.

Salt Island, British Virgin Islands

RMS Rhone Wreck

A 19th-century shipwreck turned thriving coral reef.

A White Star Line postcard promoting two new steamships: <em>Olympic</em> and <em>Titanic</em>.

Titanic's Legacy: Our Favorite Reads

The world's fastest glacier, Chartreuse jelly, and other stories connected to the doomed ocean liner.

Michelle Cassidy April 11, 2025