SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Two shipwrecks - one dating possibly to the 14th century and the other to the 18th - have been excavated within Singapore's waters - a first for the nation and a groundbreaking development for its maritime heritage.
From seabed to a museum: how divers recovered artefacts from Singapore's historic shipwrecks
PHNOM PENH (AP): A man on Cambodia’s southern coast was arrested for possessing almost 300 centuries-old earthenware jars that he is believed to have salvaged from a shipwreck, an official said Tuesday (Sept 29).
A man on Cambodia’s southern coast was arrested for possessing almost 300 centuries-old earthenware jars that he is believed to have salvaged from a shipwreck, an official said.
(Reuters) -Rescuers searching for a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic focused on Wednesday on a remote patch of the North Atlantic where undersea noises were detected, although officials cautioned the sounds may not have originated from the vessel.
News highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Wednesday (June 16)
SO much for women and children first. Just not the case anymore in modern times.
ROME (Reuters) - The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy's Carabinieri police said on Friday.
The museum beneath the waves at Peristera, a rocky outcrop off the island of Alonissos, opened in 2020, though the site has been largely mothballed until now due to Covid-19 restrictions.
(Reuters) -A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a "catastrophic implosion" that killed everyone aboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday, ending a multinational five-day search for the vessel.
Joshua Fitton’s new exhibition explores how stories change with each retelling, incorporating his memories into scattered pieces of broken ceramic plates
Here’s an interesting travel itinerary for California – visiting ‘haunted’ lighthouses.
DID you know that Kedah used to go by various names, like “Kalat”, “Kalah” and “Kataram”? Foreign traders were the ones who gave the place these names during ancient times, as some had difficulty pronouncing “Kedah”. Many of these traders came from India, Europe, the Middle East and China, and traded in mainly iron and spices.
A list of arts and culture events to check out in the Klang Valley this weekend and beyond
At the gates of Athens in Greece, dreamy bays, sunken ruined cities, octopus gardens and coastal villages await in the Saronic Gulf.
A list of arts and culture events to check out in the Klang Valley this weekend and beyond
A list of arts and culture events to check out in the Klang Valley this weekend and beyond
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Presumed human remains and debris from the tourist submersible crushed to pieces in an undersea implosion that killed all five people aboard were recovered from the ocean bottom and brought ashore to Canada on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Jason Labunda creates indigenous-inspired brass accessories to preserve his heritage.
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