One of the most significant shipwreck finds of recent times was made in an ostensibly unlikely place: a southwest African desert. The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus), a Portuguese ship, set sail for ...

"This wreck will give us new insights into everything ... As the windswept scrub of the Namib Desert hove into view, the doomed nau struck an outcrop of rock about 150 yards from shore.

The Namib Desert, which runs along the Atlantic Ocean, is more than just a stretch of barren land. A few years ago, archaeologists in Namibia discovered a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck from ...

a 500-year-old Portuguese shipwreck discovered in the Namib Desert. The Bom Jesus set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on March 7, 1533, intending to reach the Indies. However, the ship never made it ...

A mining firm uncovered an epic lost shipwreck in the middle of an African desert, containing a multi-million-pound treasure haul. The vessel, a Portuguese ship called The Bom Jesus, dates back ...

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

In 2008, diamond miners in Namibia’s desert uncovered the Bom Jesus, a Portuguese ship lost in 1533 enroute to India. The wreck contained approximately 2,000 gold coins and tens of thousands of ...

Only a 2-hour ferry from the US coast, explore crystal clear waters, conch salad and snorkel a shipwreck ...

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WHITEFISH POINT, MI - The wreck of a sleek 300-foot steamer known as an “inland Greyhound” for its speed on the water has been found resting in an unusual situation - with its bow stacked on ...