Read more shipwreck stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2087/shipwreck.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74568/indonesian-ferry-sinks-kills-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescuers have saved 243 people from the Indonesian passenger ferry that sank today in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 25 people, including two children, have died, an official said. An unknown number of passengers were still missing, and search operations were called off after nightfall. A second...http://www.newser.com/story/74568/indonesian-ferry-sinks-kills-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 7:48:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68747/900-pulled-from-sinking-filipino-ferry-60-missing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA ferry carrying nearly 1,000 passengers sank in the southern Philippines early this morning, leaving at least five dead and more than 60 missing. The Superferry 9 began to list before dawn about 9 miles off Zamboanga del Norte province, rousing terrified passengers from their sleep and throwing some...http://www.newser.com/story/68747/900-pulled-from-sinking-filipino-ferry-60-missing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 11:10:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62381/sunken-gold-ship-found-now-wheres-the-loot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe wreck of a trawler carrying $18 million in gold and silver that sank in January has been found off the coast of Argentina, the BBC reports. The big question: Does it still have the loot aboard? Rescuers hired by the main insurer, Lloyd's of London, plan to send down...http://www.newser.com/story/62381/sunken-gold-ship-found-now-wheres-the-loot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Jun 2009 7:59:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60613/last-titanic-survivor-dead-at-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe last Titanic survivor has died at age 97, with no memory of the disaster but pleased by the attention it brought her, the BBC reports. Millvina Dean was 9 weeks old when the ship sank in 1912 and claimed her father's life, but spared her mother and brother. The...http://www.newser.com/story/60613/last-titanic-survivor-dead-at-97.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 17:22:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51250/surveyors-find-sunken-wwi-battleship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French battleship famously sunk by Germans in World War I has been found in “extraordinary” condition on the Mediterranean Sea floor, the BBC reports. A geosciences firm came upon the Danton while surveying the waters between Italy and Algeria for a planned gas pipeline, set to be diverted to...http://www.newser.com/story/51250/surveyors-find-sunken-wwi-battleship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 11:02:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50932/us-france-scuffle-over-1679-shipwreck-in-great-lakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe state of Michigan, French officials, and an American diver are battling over a wreck discovered at the bottom of Lake Michigan that's believed to be a French ship laden with furs and muskets on a mission for King Louis XIV. The Griffin, launched by famous French explorer La Salle...http://www.newser.com/story/50932/us-france-scuffle-over-1679-shipwreck-in-great-lakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 7:42:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50336/google-earth-sparks-texas-treasure-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California man who used Google Earth to locate a 19th century Spanish treasure ship is suing for the right to excavate on private land, ABC News reports. Nathan Smith drove to Refugio, Texas, after spotting evidence—what it was isn’t clear—from a satellite photo. The case of Smith...http://www.newser.com/story/50336/google-earth-sparks-texas-treasure-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 18:13:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49702/shipwreck-found-off-uk-may-hold-1b-in-treasure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA shipwreck that could contain treasure worth over $1 billion has been found in the English Channel, Reuters reports. Florida’s Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered the wreck of the HMS Victory, an English flagship that was lost in a storm in 1744 with all 900 crew—and a stash of gold...http://www.newser.com/story/49702/shipwreck-found-off-uk-may-hold-1b-in-treasure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 16:36:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49611/us-scavengers-spot-legendary-warship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US company has found a prized, 18th century British warship that may be worth millions, the BBC reports. Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration says it has spotted the HMS Victory, a man-o-war that sank in the English Channel in 1744 and has been sought by scavengers ever since. "Very rarely...http://www.newser.com/story/49611/us-scavengers-spot-legendary-warship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 18:30:00 CST