shipwreck

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Meanwhile, nonfiction authors contemplate a Spanish shipwreck, a racially motivated murder, the origins of great ideas and how laughter can change our lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The only shipwreck of its type known to have survived, the Pin Wreck was discovered 35 years ago.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Louie’s face appears on a merman swimming near a shipwreck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Fourteen survivors were also rescued since the shipwreck on November 6, near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Many of the world’s first shipwreck discoveries were made by people who practiced one of the oldest of all professions—sponge diving.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler