More than 30 shipwrecks have been discovered hidden in a lake in Germany, officials announced this week, including one vessel believed to be a steamer that was destroyed by an air raid in World War II ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds.

After 22 days, the Maritime Archaeology of Guadalcanal expedition concluded its historic surveys of the infamous Ironbottom Sound, capturing visuals of multiple vessels, including the wreckage of the ...

KRISTIANSAND, Norway – More than 80 years after it was sunk, the wreckage of a World War II warship has been found off the coast of Norway. Statnett, a Norwegian power operator, says its crews ...

A Japanese navy destroyer torpedoed during a crucial Second World War battle has finally been discovered on the Pacific Ocean floor 80 years after it sank. The Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

, from an article published in the South Pacific WWII Museum Newsletter, September 2025 – James (Jimmy) Carter Espiritu Santo, the largest island in Vanuatu, is home to a remarkable number of World ...

Decades after it vanished, a WWII plane wreck has resurfaced, reigniting the story of a fallen hero and his final mission. Beneath layers of debris and history, investigators have found fragments that ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A New York military aviation researcher got more than she bargained for on a dream trip to a battle-scarred South Pacific island -- the chance to help solve the mystery of an American ...