A Personal Tour of Four Famous Shipwrecks
Join Jim in Mobile, Alabama, for a special presentation on March 5, 2026. Jim will also be available to sign books. For more information, visit the History Museum of Mobile website.
Great Museum of the Sea – Current Archaeology review
Jim’s new book The Great Museum of the Sea: A Human History of Shipwrecks was reviewed by Current Archaeology.
Great Museum of the Sea – Online Lecture
Date: July 29, 2025 Time: 6:45-8:00 ET Jim will be giving an online Zoom lecture based on his new book The Great Museum of the Sea for Smithsonian Associates. Register here.
Great Museum of the Sea – CBS Mornings
Jim was featured on CBS Mornings, July 4, 2025, talking about his new book The Great Museum of the Sea: A Human History of Shipwrecks
Great Museum of the Sea – WSJ review
Jim's new book The Great Museum of the Sea: A Human History of Shipwrecks was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
Drain the Oceans
Drain the Oceans
Jim talks to the US Naval Institute on USS Yorktown
Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer images the wreck of USS Yorktown during a dive on April 19 as part of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition. NOAA Photo The aircraft carrier USS Yorktown [...]
Jim takes part in USS Yorktown mapping
Photogrammetric model of the island of USS Yorktown, created by Raymond Phipps, NOAA Ocean Exploration explorer-in-training, March 30, 2024. The island is one of the areas of the ship targeted for exploration during the [...]