Archaeologists have located two World War II-era shipwrecks near Attu in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands—the Japanese transport Kotohira Maru and the American cable-layer SS Dellwood. Using sonar, ...

Spanning centuries, more than 100 historic shipwrecks have been uncovered on the seafloor of the Bay of Gibraltar by ...

NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A historic underwater expedition in the South Pacific has yielded the final resting place of four WWII shipwrecks and their entombed crews. The discoveries ...

Marine archaeologists have documented two World War II-era shipwrecks off Alaska’s Attu Island — Japan’s Kotohira Maru and the U.S. SS Dellwood — using sonar, underwater drones, and archival records.

Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships. Credit: VLIZ Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships.

Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia -- the final resting place of dozens of seamen -- have almost disappeared, local divers say, with the finger pointing at possible scrap metal ...