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 ...

There is danger in clinging to erroneous information when presented with contradictory evidence. It's a threat to our past and our future.

The "Circle of Chains" memorial by Steven Whyte, powerfully honors the enslaved individuals who contributed to the state's ...

Slavery Patrols The USS Constellation splashed into the water at Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia on August 26, 1854. This ...

The remaining descendants of the last ship carrying enslaved Africans to land in the U.S. in 1860 met Saturday in Mobile, ...

Anchorage is getting a new public art piece where Ship Creek, the Ship Creek trail and the Alaska Railroad converge, a part ...

The ocean floor is a graveyard containing the remains of historic voyages and the wreckage of small-scale maritime tragedies.

Ona Judge, a former slave to George and Martha Washington, escaped to her eventual freedom in Portsmouth. A mural will honor her.

INSV Kaundinya, inspired by a 5th-century CE Ajanta Cave mural, symbolises India's rich maritime heritage and exploration legacy.

Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, under the leadership of executive director Molly Carrott Taylor, is hosting a unique art event titled "Supper at Sea". The event features artwork by local ceramic ...

A global network of maritime archeologists is excavating slave shipwrecks—and reconnecting Black communities to the deep.

The Amistad rebels inspired other captives: In 1841, as the American ship Creole traveled between Richmond, Virginia, and New Orleans, those on board revolted, wresting control of the ship and ...