Artifacts from the São José have become ... Marcus Rediker writes in his harrowing history “The Slave Ship.” The vessels were floating torture chambers that devoured more than twelve million ...

Deep beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, a remarkable hunt is unfolding. Joe Sziga, a retired fisherman turned treasure hunter, believes he has found the final clues leading to a long-lost ...

because only a handful of sunken slave ships have been found worldwide and just one in U.S. waters. With their search, Lawson, Marano and Wimberley are hoping not only to find rare artifacts but also ...