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Shipwrecked champagne brand still a mystery
PARIS (AFP) – “For this wine, time has stood still,” said Veuve-Clicquot’s chief cellarman after tasting the two-century-old champagne found off Sweden.
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«MHS Investigator» The famous ship found after 157 years
Canadian scientists have identified, after 157 years, the famous British ship Rescue «Investigator», which was lost in the Arctic, while attempting to find traces of a previous expedition.
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Sunken Treasure Cursed After Being Found
Lost treasure that was found in Indonesia is still lost in a financial sea after not being purchased at an auction. Gold, jewels and porcelain were found on a 10th-century shipwreck. Investors from Asia were interested in buying the lost treasure, but the auction failed to impress.
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Old wreck’s treasures could be lost forever
An 18th-century shipwreck at Bracklesham Bay may become a lost jewel after English Heritage deemed it to be at high risk of disappearing from the nation because of erosion and natural processes.
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2500-year-old Greek ship salvaged off Sicily
ROME, July 28 (Xinhua) — An ancient Greek trading ship that has lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday
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Dover Strait U-boat to be moved
The wreck of a World War I German submarine is to be moved because it is a danger to shipping off Dover.
The U-boat, which has been in the Dover Strait since 1918, is 23.5m (77ft) below the surface, which does not leave enough clearance for modern ships.
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BRITANNIC Expedition 2007
Hellas Underwater Explorers (HUE)/Petrou George have the honour to announce the agreement with Britannic Foundation. According with this agreement HUE is going to be responsible for the Britannic Expedition 2007. The expedition will take place from 10-13th of September 2007 in Kea Island, Greece.
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157-year-old shipwreck found in lake
VERMILION, Ohio, USA – The wreckage of a steamship that sank in 1850 after its boilers exploded has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Erie.
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Claims sunken warship HMAS Sydney finally found
A BRITISH maritime researcher claims to have solved one of Australia’s greatest wartime mysteries by locating the wreck of HMAS Sydney.
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Ultimate destination Watamula – The last trip of the Fokker Fairchild 27
At 11 o’clock sharp all beams and air bags were attached and the Fokker Fairchild 27 was able to be lifted from the bottom and led into the water. It took less than 2 minutes for the plane to touch the surface of the water. Afterwards it was towed by a fishing boat ~1 kilometre to the south.
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