Shipwreck Discovery in Mediterranean

Smithsonian Magazine: This Medieval Byzantine Shipwreck Boasts More Gold Treasures Than Any Other Vessel Found Beneath the Mediterranean This Medieval Byzantine Shipwreck Boasts More Gold Treasures Than Any Other Vessel Found Beneath the Mediterranean Morning Overview on MSN: An untouched 1,000-year-old shipwreck rose from the Mediterranean off Turkey Greek Reporter: Ancient Roman Shipwreck Reveals Sicily’s Major Role in Mediterranean Trade Archaeologists have uncovered one of the Mediterranean's most important Byzantine shipwrecks off Mljet, revealing gold belt sets, emeralds, rubies, imperial coins and a rare emperor's ring ... Yahoo: Robot probes 16th century Italian shipwreck 1.5 miles below the Mediterranean Popular Science: Robot probes 16th century Italian shipwreck 1.5 miles below the Mediterranean MSN: What lies beneath the Mediterranean will shock you: Ancient shipwrecks expose gold, coins, and forgotten histories What lies beneath the Mediterranean will shock you: Ancient shipwrecks expose gold, coins, and forgotten histories A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. It results from the event of shipwrecking, which may be intentional or unintentional.

Understanding the Context

Never-before-seen footage and survivor accounts trace the 2012 shipwreck of a luxury cruise and the disaster that ensued, in this immersive documentary. In this article, we will explore more about ten of the most famous shipwrecks in history. Most of these did not result in a loss of lives, but a few, such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic and MS Estonia, met tragic ends while en route to their destinations.