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 ...

reflecting the brutal realities of the 19th-century slave trade. For Sziga, uncovering the ship’s remains is a mission to bring history to light. If he finds new evidence—artifacts ...

In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the ...