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Wrecks

Mapping History: Revolutionary War Era Wreck Explored by New York Students

The historic HMS Solebay, lost in 1782 off Nevis, is explored 231 years later by FLCC students, who got to practice underwater surveying.

NOAA and U.S. Coast Guard Partner to Protect WWI Wreck

The NOAA and U.S. Coast Guard have partnered to preserve a historic WWI shipwreck. Read on to learn about the sunken vessel's heroic history and how to dive the wreck site.

Diving the World's Most Haunted Wrecks and Sites

We've heard of haunted houses but haunted shipwrecks? Author Jamie Pearce introduces us to 10 scuba diving sites with ghostly reputations.

Wreck Diving off South Carolina's Hammock Coast

South Carolina's Hammock Coast is a wreck divers' playground, with sunken ships that range from a Civil War-era paddle-wheeler to a World War II Liberty ship. Grab your gear and make your next dive trip to this awesome destination, where wrecks and history abound!

Historic Steamship Found in San Francisco Bay

Love historic shipwrecks? Read about the City of Chester, which NOAA recently discovered in San Francisco Bay. This Gold-Rush-Era steamship was an amazing discovery off the Golden Gate Bridge, and touts fascinating maritime history.

25 Best Wreck Diving Spots in the United States

See our top picks for the best scuba diving sites in the United States for wreck divers.

15 Haunting Shipwrecks

We've put together a photo gallery of 15 wrecks — some open to scuba divers and some not; some of their stories known to us and some not — that move us.

World of War Craft: Diving the Wrecks of Malin Head

The waters off Malin Head, at the northern tip of Ireland, were the doom of dreadnoughts and the graveyard of the great ships of World War I and II.