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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs covering shipwrecks and maritime history stories from around the world. In this episode: Cardiff researchers crack a 400-year-old lock from the Ann Francis A Swedish shipwreck called Wreck 5 A Swedish may have given up its galley Possible castaway camp found at Isla de los Estados, Argentina US Coast guard detains MSC Poesia in Miami Indian Navy ends a pirate hijacking off Somalia Tugboat fire off Okinaw...

In January of 1913, the steamboat James T. Staples—one of the most elegant vessels to travel the Tombigbee River—was torn apart by a sudden boiler explosion near Powe’s Landing in Alabama, killing dozens and leaving the once-proud riverboat a smoldering wreck. Built by respected captain Norman Staples, the ship had only recently been taken from his control after a bitter financial collapse, marking the end of a career shaped by ambition, tragedy, and the fading era of Southern river travel. In ...

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

The Norwegian oil platform Alexander Kielland collapsed in 1980, killing 123 workers.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

The Polish RORO ferry Jan Heweliusz sank during a storm in the Baltic Sea on january 14, 1993.

This week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

2nd officer of Titanic, Charles Herbert Lightoller survived 4 shipwrecks including the Titanic.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

HMAS Sydney was sunk with all hands lost by the German raider HSK Kormoran in 1941.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. News from September 25 through October 1, 2026 Masts removed from the "bomb" ship Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary. The death toll from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry disaster rises to 78 Shipwreck remains wash up on Nantucket shore after strong nor'easter. The Batavia replica ship set for preservation efforts at Museum Batavialand. 17th century German shipwreck found during pipeline project Crimin...

In October 2015, the cargo ship El Faro sank in Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

The passenger and cargo ferry SS Caribou was sunk by U-69 on 14 Oct 1942, resulting in 136 killed.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. This week's stories: Rescuers race against time after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsizes in the Java Sea. Cádiz port dredging turns up 27 cannons and a stash of silver. New horrors surface from the 1629 wreck of the Batavia Lake Michigan diver's body found Archaelogists glean information from historic Bronze Age shipwreck Sunken German U-Boat leaking TNT off the coast of Denmark Mystic Seaport Museum ...

Two WWII era converted T2 tankers split in half during a violent nor'easter off Cape Cod on February 18, 1952.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. A deadly ferry fire in the Philippines A deadly cargo ship fire in China A car-carrier fire in China The dismantling of a Canadian shipwreck Update about the 1533 wreck of the Bom Jesus A rescued teenage fisherman Artifacts from the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island

Seven US Navy Destroyers are lost in the US Navy's worst peacetime disaster in its history.

World news covering maritime history, marine archaeology, and maritime industry news from the past week.

The Italian ocean liner Principessa Mafalda sank off the coast Brazil in 1927, leaving 314 dead and many questions behind.

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. Here are the stories you will hear in this episode: The wreck of the Altalena was discovered off the coast of Israel The German vessel LS-6 has turned up in the Ionian Sea 17th century treasure ship of King Charles I has (possibly) been found The August 22, 2026 shipwreck of the ore carrier MV Ocean Winner A Medieval Ship Hiding in a German Basement International Day for Underwate...

A lighthouse keeper's family heroically aids survivors of a Christmas Eve shipwreck.

Shipwrecks and maritine news from around the world.

The former WW2 era tanker Marine Sulphur Queen disappeared without a trace in 1963.