Documenting the recovery of a Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina, a Navy photographer produced some spectacular images with surprising art-historical undercurrents.
Tag: Shipwrecks (Historic)
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That Mysterious Object on a Florida Beach? It’s a Shipwreck.
Last month people noticed wood jutting from the sand in Daytona Beach Shores. Speculation ran wild, but archaeologists now say it was a ship, most likely a 19th-century merchant vessel.
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Widow Parts With Rare Emerald From 1622 Shipwreck to Help Ukraine
The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
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Deadlier Than the Titanic: A Ferry Set Out With About 1,900 Aboard. Only 64 Survived.
Tourists, vendors, babies, hundreds of university students and a soccer team from Senegal perished in a little-known ferry disaster 20 years ago. Survivors and families of victims still want justice.
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New Titanic Footage Heralds Next Stage in Deep-Sea Tourism
New, high-resolution footage of the Titanic offers a glimpse into the ambitions of the deep-sea tourism industry. Tourists paid $250,000 to take a submersible to view the wreckage.