The family of a British man found dead with one hand ‘tied to the deck’ of his sunken sailing boat fear he may have been killed, a report claims. Hugh Kerr Bradley Roberts, 74, was found on the half-submerged vessel by fishermen in the port of Souda on the Greek island of Crete. His dog, which … Read more
British expat in his 70s is found dead ‘with hand tied to the deck’ of his sunken boat when passing sailors spotted his beloved dog clinging to the mast above water in Crete port Sunken sailing boat was found in the port of Souda, on island of Crete, Greece Body of British expat in his 70s … Read more
A huge cargo ship carrying 4,200 cars has been split open with an anchor chain, more than a year after it capsized and was left stranded on the Georgia coast. The 600ft South Korean ship Golden Ray is finally being demolished after months of setbacks, with the dismantling revealing the astonishing sight of the thousands … Read more
Storm Francis has exposed parts of a petrified Welsh woodland that have been submerged for 4,500 years. The petrified trees, uncovered at Llanrhystud on the west coast of Wales, are thought belong to the Cantre’r Gwaelod forest – subject of the local legend of the mythical Sunken Kingdom of Wales. Eerie remains of the ancient forest … Read more
A ship believed to have been used by the Dutch Empire during the 17th century has been found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The vessel, known as a fluyt, was a three-masted ship with a hull designed to maximise cargo capacity and minimize crew numbers and also carried no guns. It was made with … Read more
‘Ghost fleet’ ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is MOVING: Storms, floods and erosion are causing wrecks to drift for miles The wooden skeletons of 185 wooden ships were sunk or left to decompose The wrecks are in an area of the Potomac River, called Mallows Bay, in Maryland Environmentalists have come to value … Read more