Issue 43

For nearly a century after sinking with all hands, the stories of her treasure grew into fascinating tales -( The magnificent Dean Richmond)
In 1894, 14 Greco-Roman sculptures and antiquities were packed in two crates, and were shipped from the Turkish port of Smyrna, destined for the Leiden in the Netherlands. The ship never arrived.-(The S.S. Castor)
The Visitors Bureau of the Solomon Islands is reminding divers across the world that its tropical waters showcase a vast number of important World War II wrecks throughout its 900+ islands -(2017 Solomon Islands Annual Dive Fest)
A wreck that will capture your “hart”-( Lake Superior’s Judge Hart)
The wreck of a lost hospital ship sunk during World War I and the U-boat responsible for the sinking were both victims of an ironic twist of fate-( The wreck of the Warilda)
Once lost, now found (The USS Conestoga)
A careless collision under calm conditions claimed nine lives and an unusual ship in 1902. Deathblow on Lake Superior (The sinking of the Thomas Wilson)
A new update to Dan Bailey’s excellent work, World War II Wrecks of the Kwajalein and Truk Lagoons-( The shipwrecks of Roi-Namur)