Tragedy of the Seas (1841) by Charles Ellms, from The Tragedy of the Seas; or, Sorrow on the Ocean, Lake, and River, from Shipwreck, Plague, Fire and Famine.

Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2553785-2eae-4306-81fc-886d0952a6e1

#water #maritime #shore #accidents #floral #disaster #sea #oceans #nautical #shipwrecks #art #publicdomain

"Although there has not been a shipwreck on the scale of the Edmund Fitzgerald for the past 50 years, that vessel’s loss still feels personal to many whose lives have been touched by Great Lakes shipping."
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/gales-of-november-conference-to-focus-on-edmund-fitzgerald

#LakeSuperior #EdmundFitzgerald #shipwrecks

#Archaeologists Found the Lost #Cargo From 3 #Ancient #Shipwrecks

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69045659/iron-age-shipwreck-cargo/

Big Picture Science for Oct. 20, 2025: Shipwrecks

REPEAT
Shipwrecks are scenes of tragedy, but they are also bits of history frozen in time that can provide insights into events and ideas from long ago. That is, if we can find them. From an 11th century Viking sailing ship to a WW II era British cargo ship with a mailbag of letters onboard amazingly preserved, an underwater archeologist takes us on a deep dive into history.

Guest:

* David Gibbins - underwater archeologist, novelist, and the author of nonfiction, including his latest book, “The History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks”.

Originally aired September 9, 2024

Download podcast at - https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/shipwrecks

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#Shipwrecks #BigPictureScience #SETI #News #Podcast #Science

Remains of 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Loaded With Wine Jugs Discovered

The remains of a 2,000-year-old ship loaded with large jugs known as amphorae, thought to have contained wine was discovered off the coast of Egypt. Archaeologists discovered the shipwreck and its treasures 2,132 feet below…
#wine #MediterraneanWine #Wine #Archaeology #egypt #history #Mediterranean #science #Shipwrecks
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2313868/remains-of-2000-year-old-shipwreck-loaded-with-wine-jugs-discovered/

Remains of 2,000-Year-Old Shipwreck Loaded With Wine Jugs Discovered

The remains of a 2,000-year-old ship loaded with large jugs known as amphorae, thought to have contained wine was discovered off the coast of Egypt…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanWine #Wine #Archaeology #egypt #history #Mediterranean #science #Shipwrecks
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2313868/remains-of-2000-year-old-shipwreck-loaded-with-wine-jugs-discovered/

Latest from @jonathancampion.com Silk Road Virtual Museum expands with a new maritime section featuring shipwrecks and coastal trade bringing Eurasian history online for all timesca.com/silk-road-sh... #SilkRoad #VirtualMuseum #Culture #History #CentralAsia #MaritimeHistory #Shipwrecks

Silk Road Shipwrecks: Virtual ...

Silk Road Virtual Museum expands with a new maritime section featuring shipwrecks and coastal trade bringing Eurasian history online for all https://timesca.com/silk-road-shipwrecks-virtual-museum-opens-maritime-section/ #SilkRoad #VirtualMuseum #Culture #History #CentralAsia #MaritimeHistory #Shipwrecks

The Death of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1856) by Myles Birket Foster, from Memorable Women: The Story Of Their Lives.

Source: New York Public Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/480c5830-9026-411b-b225-a0bb03cb84ab

#death-scenes #feminism #prayer #social-reform #drowning #death #women #shipwrecks #art #publicdomain

@mackensen Elusive shipwreck found in Lake Michigan over 100 years after sinking https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/science/shipwreck-lake-michigan-ghost-ship-schooner

#Archeology #ShipWrecks

In the Shadow of a Wreck: Great Barracuda of North Carolina

The great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) is the largest of its kind in the Atlantic. While several smaller species exist, this is the only large predator divers are likely to encounter off North Carolina’s shipwrecks. Streamlined and built for speed, it is capable of bursts up to 36 mph (58 km/h). Reefs and wrecks provide perfect vantage points for ambush, where a barracuda can hold position with minimal effort before striking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3m5qy2WPA

Equipped with two rows of razor-sharp teeth, the great barracuda’s stillness can be deceiving. What appears to be calm hovering is, in fact, a hunter waiting for its next opportunity. Their strategy relies on patience, conserving energy until the perfect moment to launch a lightning-fast attack. Few prey escape once those jaws snap shut.

#barracuda #blackAndWhitePhotography #northCarolina #shipwrecks

Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 139 years, with citizen scientists joining in moment

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/09/15/139-years-later-lake-michigan-shipwreck-found-off-door-county/84429389007/

#shipwrecks

Vortex of Survival: Baitball Frenzy on a North Carolina Shipwreck

We launched with Atlantis Charters (trip organized by Gotham Divers) and headed east into open Atlantic Ocean. This corridor of wrecks concentrates life: currents stack plankton, baitfish ride the structure, and predators cruise the edges. The top of the deck was approximately 85 ft deep, allowing for slight variation. The main action was positioned between 60 and 80 ft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmKtGsic3pY

The Hunt: How the Vortex Forms

At first, the baitfish flashed in loose silver sheets above the deck. The jacks pressed in from the perimeter. The school cinched into a sphere. Then, it formed a spiraling column—a living vortex—hovering just over the main deck. Strikes came from the flanks and below, using the flat steel as a base to pin the bait upward. The cycle repeated: circle, squeeze, break, reset.

Likely predators: jacks commonly seen on NC wrecks (e.g., greater amberjack or almaco jack).
Tactics observed: herding, pin-wheel circling, quick surge strikes from cover.

Why Wrecks Amplify Predation

• Structure = leverage. Flat deck and vertical faces constrain escape routes and keep the baitball suspended just above steel, where predators can tighten the circle.
• Eddies & seams. The wreck’s wake creates small eddies that hold plankton, drawing in baitfish and the jacks that hunt them.
• Refuge–trap effect. The wreck feels like shelter to small fish, so it concentrates bait over hard structure; predators use the same edges and flat deck to corner and compress the school—turning “refuge” into a trap (an ecological trap).

Camera & Lighting Setup

• Camera: Panasonic GH5
• Lens: 14–42mm kit zoom paired with Nauticam wet wide lens (for fast switches to true wide FOV)
• Lights: Bigblue video lights for clean fill on the baitball’s outer skin and to hold color on the wreck details
• Approach: I stayed low to avoid splitting the school. Just hooover on the main deck of the ship wreck

Dive Conditions & Safety Notes

• Run: ~1 hour offshore from Atlantic Beach, NC
• Depth: ~80 ft to the deck; mid-water action above the superstructure
• Exposure: 5 mm wetsuit was comfortable
• Awareness: Mind surge along hull edges; track gas and NDLs closely at this depth.

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Credits

Boat: Atlantis Charters • Trip lead: Gotham Divers • Location: Offshore from Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

#atlanticOcean #baitballs #featured #jacks #Nature #northCarolinaScubaDiving #seaLife #shipwrecks #Underwater #wildlife

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Home Free #MusicVideos #SkyMusic #VocalGroups #Shipwrecks youtube.com/watch?v=Um1P...

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Albert Mullins died in the RMS Empress of Ireland shipwreck. 111 years later, some of his belongings found his family

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/empress-of-ireland-shipwreck-belongings-found-quebec-1.7604767?cmp=mastodon
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Albert Mullins est décédé dans l'épave du RMS Empress of Ireland. 111 ans plus tard, certains de ses biens ont retrouvé sa famille.

// Article en anglais //

#EmpressOfIreland #Shipwrecks #Épaves

Maritime archaeologists discover four colonial shipwrecks including Spanish privateer La Fortuna that exploded during 1748 attack on Brunswick Town, North Carolina. Remarkable preservation reveals insights into 18th-century maritime warfare.
#maritimearchaeology #shipwrecks #northcarolina #spanishgalleon #ancienthistory #ancientorigins
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/la-fortuna-shipwreck-0022330

Lake Superior 🚢 The Graveyard of the Great Lakes 🌊

https://tube.blueben.net/w/2NPL3JRsVwhjGkZZpxGs2F

#archaeology #shipwrecks #history

A new report confirms that shipwreck RI 2394 is Captain Cook's ship HMS Endeavour. Archaeologists had expressed their belief that it was his ship, which was deliberately sunk in 1778, but Rhode Island Maritime Archaeology Project wanted more evidence. Whilst it had hit the news back in 2023, this means that 'officially it is official' that it is the wreck of HMS Endeavour.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a65206364/captain-cook-hms-endeavor-rhode-island/