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PHOTOS: Tug Boats and Barge Wrecks in Oneida Lake

For many years SCUBA divers and fishermen have occasionally come upon some of the nearly century old sunken wrecks in Oneida Lake. The locations of these wrecks have been kept secret as they are great places for fishermen to find game fish and for divers... view photos

PHOTOS: Schooner Barge Commodore discovered in Lake Erie

Mike and Georgann Wachter authors of the Erie Wrecks series of books are pleased to announce the discovery of the schooner barge Commodore. This 170 foot long vessel was lost on June 17, 1918 while being towed from Cleveland to Sandwich Ontario. The aging... view photos

PHOTOS: Shipwreck discovery in Lake Ontario of 158 year old schooner Queen of the Lakes

A mid 1800's Canadian schooner, Queen of the Lakes, has been discovered in deep water off the southern shore of Lake Ontario near Sodus Point, New York. view photos

PHOTOS: Early 19th Century Erie Canal Boat Discovered in Oswego River

The wreckage of what is believed to be an original Erie Canal boat has been discovered in the Oswego River south of Fulton, New York. view photos

PHOTOS: Imaging the Depths of the Hudson River

Shipwreck explorers Jim Kennard and Dick Duncan recently conducted a search in the Hudson River near Saugerties, New York, using a very high resolution imaging sonar discovering seven abandoned shipwrecks within just a few hours. Over 400 years ago Henry... view photos

PHOTOS: A new aircraft wreck found in the South of France.

In the French Riviera, a wreck is lying for several decades. An aircraft, whose debris was discovered a few days ago by divers archaeologists of the AREVPAM (www.arevpam.org), an association working for the development and preservation of Mediterranean... view photos

PHOTOS: Steamer L.R. Doty Found in Lake Michigan off Milwaukee

A group of Wisconsin marine historians and divers have announced the discovery of the missing steamship L.R. Doty, which vanished in a violent Lake Michigan storm 112 years ago, on October 25, 1898. The Doty was the largest wooden ship still missing on Lake Michigan, with an overall length of 300 feet. view photos

PHOTOS: Blue Ledge Systems books

Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands Dennis McCarthy and Skip Couch, scuba divers for over 40 years, are announcing a new reference book. The “Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands” is a book that documents the lost fleet of ships that lay on the... view photos

PHOTOS: Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands

Dennis McCarthy and Skip Couch, scuba divers for over 40 years, are announcing a new reference book. “Shipwrecks of the Thousand Islands” is a book that documents the lost fleet of ships that lay on the bottom of the St. Lawrence River. They... view photos

PHOTOS: Shipwrecks and Treasures of the Caribbean

"This unique book is a must for everybody who is interested not only in historical shipwrecks around Hispaniola Island (actually the Dominican Republic and Haiti), but also in pirate history." Almost 400 shipwrecks are described in this book, many of... view photos

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Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario - A Journey of Discovery Book

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.

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Legend of the Lake - New Discovery Edition Book

The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.