What is the oldest shipwreck you can see?
What is the oldest shipwreck you can see? The Extremely Ancient Dokos Shipwreck The late Peter Throckmorton, a photojournalist with a keen interest in ancient shipwrecks, is to be credited with the discovery of many famous shipwrecks in Greek and Turkish waters. Among them, the Dokos wreck is thought to be the oldest shipwreck found to date.
What ship was found 106 years later?
Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, lost since 1915, is found off Antarctica. An expedition that set out in search of the lost ship of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton has found it — 106 years after the vessel sank off Antarctica.
Why is the 2 500 year old shipwreck so well preserved?
Due to very low levels of oxygen at shallow depths, Black Sea shipwrecks are well preserved when compared to other Mediterranean wrecks from the same time period.