A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of Israel has stumbled upon a 3,300-year-old ship on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, its cargo still intact. The wreck was found about 56 miles (90 kilometers) from the coast, a surprising distance from land for such an ancient vessel.
The last ship of Sir Ernest Shackleton was found at the bottom of the Labrador Sea this week, sitting upright and intact at a depth of 1,280 feet (390 meters). The ship called Quest sank in 1962, 40 years after the famous explorer’s death.
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The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association
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Naval History and Heritage Command
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