Long before the Titanic, the most famous shipwreck in the US was the SS Central America. The wooden steamship helped connect San Francisco with New York City before the construction of a coast-to-coast rail network, and sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857. 425 people died. Most people today haven’t heard of it.
Italian divers have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, believed to be more than 2,000 years old. The vessel was found piled high with hundreds of well-preserved containers, which were used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil. Italy’s Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli hailed the wreck as “one of
