Shipwreck Discoveries

Wreck found in Delta not the Clotilda, the last American slave ship

By |2018-03-05T22:10:33+00:00March 5, 2018|Maritime Archaeology, Shipwreck Discoveries, Shipwreck Expeditions|

    Dave Conlin and Jim Delgado, who together led the last mission to explore the Titanic, led the team of archaeologists that determined the wreck found in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta was not the [...]

The Last Ship to Bring Slaves to the U.S. May Have Been Found

By |2018-02-03T17:42:35+00:00February 3, 2018|Maritime Archaeology, Shipwreck Discoveries|

This aerial photo taken on Jan. 2, 2018, in Mobile County, Alabama, shows the remains of a ship that could be the Clotilda, the last slave ship documented to have delivered captive Africans to [...]

Scientists solve mystery of US Civil War submarine

By |2017-08-25T17:17:32+00:00August 25, 2017|Maritime Archaeology, Shipwreck Discoveries|

The Hunley in preservation tank. Credit: Friends of the Hunley Researchers say they’ve solved one of the most enduring mysteries of the American Civil War: what caused the puzzling demise of the H.L. Hunley, [...]

New Map Reveals Ships Buried Below San Francisco

By |2017-06-03T23:31:28+00:00June 3, 2017|Books, California shipwrecks, Maritime Archaeology, Shipwreck Discoveries|

Cartographers are still putting the finishing touches on the new map, which will appear in the visitors’ center at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. MAP COURTESY SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK [...]

Dr. James Delgado Joins SEARCH as Senior Vice President

By |2017-04-27T01:49:30+00:00April 27, 2017|Lectures, Maritime Archaeology, NOAA, Shipwreck Discoveries, Speaking Engagements|

The quest to learn about the past continues in a new role After a seven-year long tenure at NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries as Director of Maritime Heritage, in Maryland, Jim has taken up a position [...]

(Videos) Adventures of a Maritime Archaeologist

By |2016-12-05T22:22:26+00:00August 22, 2016|Maritime Archaeology, NOAA, Shipwreck Discoveries, Videos|

Video: Adventures of a Maritime Archaeologist, Courtesy Ocean Today - NOAA Jim gives a quick overview of maritime archaeology, the connection we have with ships and the sea, and the importance of preserving [...]

Video of shipwreck near Point Arena yields ‘twisted garden of steel’

By |2016-12-05T22:22:26+00:00August 22, 2016|California shipwrecks, Maritime Archaeology, NOAA, Shipwreck Discoveries|

The SS Dorothy Wintermotes engine skylight. Ocean Exploration Trust - NOAA Media releases news about the Dorothy Wintermote shipwreck Jim, Dr. Robert Ballard and others have been surveying aboard Nautilus off the California [...]

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