With so many bodies in the Thames, some were found as far south as Erith. For many, what killed them was not the water, but ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka is once again facing a significant marine environmental crisis, as tiny plastic pellets, commonly known as nurdles), have begun washing ashore along the island’s northern coastline ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.

Considered the most immense and opulent passenger vessel of its time, the Titanic boasted 10 decks, a length of 852.5 feet, and a variety of amenities such as a swimming pool (the first ship to offer ...

— -- Why the cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized remains a mystery to world maritime and salvage experts two weeks after the tragedy that left 16 people dead and 16 still missing. The ...

— -- The fast-growing cruise industry is facing one of its biggest tests in years after this week's Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy. Many Wall Street analysts, travel agents and ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Monday marks the anniversary of the 1947 Texas City ship disaster. On Saturday evening survivors met in Texas City to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the disaster in a ...

More than a century after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the world’s most famous shipwreck is being seen in a new way. The scan reveals some never-before-seen minute details, from ...