Show Notes
Starting this week, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs adds a new regular segment: This Week in Shipwrecks. Every Friday Rich will surface the latest headlines from the world of maritime history including fresh shipwreck discoveries, updates on famous wrecks, and other news from the deep — delivered in quick, repackaged nuggets.
Roman shipwreck off Sicily — spearfishers find a 2,000-year-old cargo ship loaded with amphorae
Classical Greek merchant wreck off Andros — 600+ amphorae recovered near the Aegean island
Deepest shipwreck in French waters — 16th-century vessel found by accident off Saint-Tropez, ~2,567m down
Shackleton's Quest & Scott's Terra Nova surveyed — Woods Hole/Alvin expedition documents both polar wrecks, warns of accelerating decay
Two Swedish warships off Rügen — artifacts recovered from Postillion and Cecilie, lost in winter 1714–1715
The Falken identified off Finland — 50-year-old mystery wreck confirmed as the Vasa's "little sister"
Global Mercy launches new mission — hospital ship begins 10-month field service in Ghana
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