Thousands of Jewish children fled to Britain and other European countries in the 1938-39 rescue mission known as the ...

William Sharp of Little Egg Harbor found New Jersey's biggest lobster on July 4, 2003, in 70 feet of water, a record that can ...

In August 1942, he was given command of his own submarine - HMS Upspring, which conducted 14 patrols, and for this he was awarded the ...

The 50 salvaged cases of cognac brandy and 15 cases of herbal liqueur were originally intended for the aristocracy of Russia.

The horror movie "Jaws" first swam into theaters June 20, 1975. But in 1916, real-life shark attacks and sightings haunted ...

Asian shares have logged modest gains after U.S. stocks climbed to near their all-time high. Investors were considering comments by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to Congress. On Tuesday, the ...

Shimmering gold lies in wait… ” promises the website of treasure hunter Martin Bayerle. It is now 44 years since he ...

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, Florida, where it planned to join a convoy bound for the United Kingdom.

Underwater imagery shows the sunken remains of the German submarine U-853 in Rhode Island waters. You’ve heard, of course, of the Battle of the Bulge and the Normandy Invasion.

The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.