Shipwrecks
latest news & developments
Africa’s first underwater museum set to open in Kenya
The museum stretches along the coast from Lamu to Malinda and showcases shipwrecks and their stories in a unique ecosystem
Nigerian survives three days at bottom of Atlantic Ocean
Harrison Odjegba Okene, a sunken tugboat’s cook, managed to suvive three days by breathing a dwindling supply of oxygen in an air pocket in the wreck.
EU commissioner says Europe must ‘step up’ after migrant shipwreck
The EU’s Jose Manuel Barroso has pledged to rebuild Italian refugee centres after the migrant shipwreck on Italy’s shores that claimed 302 people.
Italy: Over 100 dead, 200 missing in migrant shipwreck
More than 100 people drowned and over 200 were unaccounted for after a boat packed caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.
Scientists study 16th-century shipwreck in Namibia
A treasure-laden 16th-century Portuguese vessel that ran aground off Namibia’s Atlantic coast was hailed on Monday by archaeologists.
Mystery Namibian shipwreck dates from 16th century
A mystery shipwreck laden with gold discovered off the coast of Namibia in April is a 16th-century Portuguese vessel that was bound for Asia.