In 1719, even Benjamin Franklin was writing poetry about Blackbeard’s final stand - proof that pirates were already larger than life. We trace the rise of Edward Teach and Charles Vane, two captains ...

The U.S. Navy has been known to learn survivability by sinking a ship on occasion. A sinking exercise, SINKEX in military jargon, involves using a former hull as a full-spectrum target to allow crews ...

The last slave ship, Clotilda, resurfaces in 3D in New York after more than a century sunk and hidden underwater.

Explore the transformation of insurance from Babylonian contracts to modern policies, highlighting key developments like fire and life insurance.

The steamer Lac La Belle, which was carrying passengers and cargo, sank in a storm in 1872. Eight people died when one of its ...

James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" picks up where "The Way of Water" left off. The Sully family is hiding as they deal with the loss of son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters). When they take Spider (Jack ...

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz is once again asking the public to help solve one of Rockaway Beach’s most ...