Shipwrecks

Transportation

The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean . On 14–15 April 1912, the ocean liner struck an iceberg and foundered in international waters some 370 nautical miles southea...

Guides And Explainers

Recent dives and archival research have produced new, high-resolution imagery and footage of the Titanic wreck, offering sharper views of the hull, decks, and surrounding debris...

maritime heritage

America’s greatest sunken treasure is an ambiguous phrase commonly used to describe either historically significant archaeological wreck sites or high-value precious metal car...

Science and Technology

The wreck of the RMS Titanic was located in 1985 by a joint U.S.-French expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard and the U.S. Navy’s Project Nautile. Since that discovery, multipl...

history-heritage

Dubbed the Ship of Dreams, the RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. More than a century later, the Titanic now rests at approximate...

maritime-archaeology

When shipwrecks are discovered, the finding typically begins with faint anomalies on sonar or satellite data that later prove to be centuries-old vessels on the seafloor. Modern...

history

Photographs of the Titanic wreck shape public understanding of the 1912 disaster and influence how researchers document deep-sea heritage. This guide explains key images, their...

maritime-history

Italy’s coastline, ports, and inland waterways have seen maritime losses spanning centuries, from ancient trade vessels to modern cruises. Geography, weather, and human activi...

history-technology

Images of the Titanic ruins show the final resting place of the ocean liner that sank in 1912, resting about 3,800 meters (12,500 feet) below the North Atlantic surface. These p...

history-and-heritage

The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage...