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For years, people in the tiny Connecticut village of Mystic were puzzled by a gravestone in the corner of the cemetery which read: "Unknown, HMS Terror, August 13, 1814. No-one knew who was buried in the grave or even when the memorial…
The identity of a sailor buried in a US grave belongs to a Scot, researchers confirmed(Image: Jam Press/GoFundMe/Grace Cleere) A British sailor who died in a war centuries ago has finally been identified after spending centuries under…
Today is the 291st day of 2026 and the 27th day of autumn. TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1767, the boundary between Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and present-day West Virginia (the Mason-Dixon Line) was established. In 1962, Drs. James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins won the Nobel…
The Endurance was a 1915 Antarctic shipwreck which sank about 10,000 feet below an Arctic ice sheet, It was discovered by a team of archaeologists, engineers, and other researchers. The ship belonged to British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. It sank during an…
We celebrated Millie’s 6th birthday this past week with a stroll through the Greenbury Point Conservation Area. Millie, of course, is our wonderful rescue retriever, part Labrador, part border collie and currently one of the best dogs on the planet. Greenbury…
The Times of India Divers surveying the wreck of a 320-year-old English warship have discovered an unopened wooden chest, exceptionally well-preserved ropes, wooden decks and other objects on the seabed off the Kent coast.According to Historic England, the Northumberland,…
Some of you may have tired of my banging on about guns and forts in Bermuda, but such military accoutrements remain a major facet of our heritage, if somewhat ignored by various authorities over many decades. One is the now…
Passionate about tech, finance and AI, I’ve spent over a decade following the digital revolution, from blockchain’s early days to today’s fast-moving crypto world. At 35, I bring both the curiosity of an enthusiast and the perspective of someone who’s lived…
During this tight navigational manoeuvre, a sudden offshore breeze caught the vessel’s towering sails. The sudden heel tilted the ship heavily to its starboard side. Because the lower gun ports had just been opened to discharge heavy ordnance, the sills…
Archaeologists say wooden wreckage exposed on Nantucket in late September is not the Warren Sawyer but instead appears to be a roughly 50‑foot section of a large merchant vessel dating to the late 19th or early 20th century, the Egan Maritime Institute…