Wrecks & Archaeology

NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in collaboration with the National Park Service, Minerals Management Service, East Carolina University, the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, and the State of North Carolina, will be conducting an archaeological expedition to survey ships sunk off the coast of North Carolina during the WWII.

Cornwall's historic environment service and maritime archaeologist Kevin Camidge have been commissioned by English Heritage to carry out a marine environmental assessment of the Royal Anne Galley, a protected wreck lying in about five metres of seawater off the Lizard Point, United Kingdom.

Sweden has an interesting history with its period of being a great power between 1611-1721 where a number of vessels foundered at sea. There are between 9,000 and 10,000 registered and documented shipwrecks of both wooden and steel vessel types.

The Swedish Coastguard and the Swedish maritime museums have discovered that a 16-century wreck has been damaged and that objects have been removed.

The wreck of the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor is at risk from human activity and natural deterioration

Following a significant amount of international media coverage based on a press conference held by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in Madrid on May 8, 2008, Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. wishes to publicly address the most frequently asked questions by media and the public.