We May Know Why Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Really Sank

The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.

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The F.J. King, a Ship Lost in 1886, Is Found in Lake Michigan

Long rumored to be on the floor of the lake but never seen, the schooner had eluded divers and taunted storytellers for generations. It was miles off the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.

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Meet Rachel Hauck, the Set Designer Behind the Tony-Nominated Ship From ‘Swept Away’

In a male-dominated field, Rachel Hauck has made a name for herself with wildly ambitious stage designs, including her huge, Tony-nominated ship at the heart of the musical “Swept Away.”

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A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

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They’ll Dine Like the Passengers on the Titanic

To mark an exhibit in New Jersey, a crowd will eat a meal modeled on the last one served to the ship’s first-class passengers.

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