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Winter storms at Studland Beach in England revealed a remarkably preserved 17th-century Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631. The wooden timbers, buried for nearly 400 years, showcase craftsmanship so impressive that original wooden pegs still hold the ship together.
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Paul Ehorn spent six decades searching for the Lac La Belle, a luxury steamer that vanished in an 1872 storm on Lake Michigan. Last year, he finally found it sitting upright on the lake floor, perfectly preserved after 150 years.
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After a decade underwater, the San José—a Spanish galleon loaded with gold, silver, and gems—is revealing its 300-year-old mysteries. The "Holy Grail" of shipwrecks represents the last great treasure galleon connecting Europe and the Americas.