How many shipwrecks are there in the world's oceans? - BBC Future

This week UNESCO announced it has found three new shipwrecks, including two that are thousands of years old. But just how many more are out there?

How many shipwrecks are there in the world's oceans? 12 June 2023 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Zaria Gorvett Features correspondent Alamy This week UNESCO announced it has found three new shipwrecks, including two that are thousands of years old. But just how many more could be out there? When Elias Stadiatis descended into the indigo-blue water, he had a normal day of searching for sponges ahead of him. Weighed down in a copper diving suit, surrounded by a tangle of breathing tubes, Stadiatis eventually reached the seafloor. As he squinted into the dim, he took in a haunting scene: a

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