10 Most Incredible Underwater Finds
The Titanic
The famous luxury liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard in 1985.
The Antikythera Mechanism
An ancient Greek device that is believed to be an early form of analog computer, but its exact purpose is still unclear.
The USS Indianapolis
A World War II-era cruiser that was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1945. It was discovered in 2017.
The Yonaguni Monument
A mysterious underwater structure off the coast of Japan that some believe to be a man-made pyramid.
The Blackbeard’s Shipwreck
The wreck of the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, was discovered in 1996 off the coast of North Carolina.
The Bimini Road
A series of underwater rock formations off the coast of Bimini in the Bahamas, which some believe to be a man-made structure.
The Underwater City of Shi Cheng
An ancient Chinese city that was flooded when the Xin’an River was dammed in the 1950s, but was rediscovered by divers in 2001.
The Bronze Age Settlement in Lake Zurich
A 3,000-year-old settlement discovered in Lake Zurich, Switzerland, which is believed to have been submerged due to a landslide.
The HMS Terror
A British Royal Navy ship that was lost in the Canadian Arctic in 1848 during an ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage. It was discovered in 2016.
The Underwater Ruins of Alexandria
A number of ancient ruins off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, including the remains of the famous Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.