Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs

This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.

Here are the stories you will hear in this episode:

The wreck of the Altalena was discovered off the coast of Israel

The German vessel LS-6 has turned up in the Ionian Sea

17th century treasure ship of King Charles I has (possibly) been found

The August 22, 2026 shipwreck of the ore carrier MV Ocean Winner

A Medieval Ship Hiding in a German Basement

International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage

Wisconsin's Citizen Shipwreck Hunters Go Looking Again

The USS Macon Has Become an Underwater Neighborhood

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The aging barque Annie C. Maguire wrecked just 100 feet from the Portland Head Light, in suspicious circumstances, on Christmas Eve, 1886. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout and his family heroically rescued all aboard, and then were promptly eaten out of house and home. The Strout family served at the Portland Head Light for over 100 years.

Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, images, and sources can be found at ⁠shipwrecksandseadogs.com⁠.

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Starting this week, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs adds a new regular segment: This Week in Shipwrecks. Every Friday Rich will surface the latest headlines from the world of maritime history including fresh shipwreck discoveries, updates on famous wrecks, and other news from the deep — delivered in quick, repackaged nuggets.

Roman shipwreck off Sicily — spearfishers find a 2,000-year-old cargo ship loaded with amphorae

Classical Greek merchant wreck off Andros — 600+ amphorae recovered near the Aegean island

Deepest shipwreck in French waters — 16th-century vessel found by accident off Saint-Tropez, ~2,567m down

Shackleton's Quest & Scott's Terra Nova surveyed — Woods Hole/Alvin expedition documents both polar wrecks, warns of accelerating decay

Two Swedish warships off Rügen — artifacts recovered from Postillion and Cecilie, lost in winter 1714–1715

The Falken identified off Finland — 50-year-old mystery wreck confirmed as the Vasa's "little sister"

Global Mercy launches new mission — hospital ship begins 10-month field service in Ghana

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In February 1963, the SS Marine Sulphur Queen, a converted WWII tanker carrying molten sulphur, disappeared somewhere between Texas and Key West, Florida, taking all 39 crew members with it. There was no distress call, and only a few life jackets and debris were found weeks later. The wreck of the Marine Sulphur Queen has never been found, and no bodies have ever been recovered. The official US Coast Guard investigation report could not establish a cause of the sinking, and only put forth possible reasons for its loss.

This episode, explores the troubled history of the ship, the few details we actually know of its final voyage, the search and rescue operation, the Coast Guard investigation, and finally, the lawsuits filed by the families of the crewmembers.

The cause of the sinking of the Marine Sulphur Queen remains unsolved, and is the focus one of the most debated unsolved mysteries, including theories involving the linked the so-called "Bermuda Triangle." (NOTE: Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs does NOT support the Bermuda Triangle theories.)

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As a followup to the last episode in which Rich and guest Ben Railton discuss The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, this is a full reading read by Rich in audiobook style. This story is in the public domain and is not restricted by copyright laws.

American author Stephen Crane survived the real shipwreck of SS Commodore in 1897 off the coast of Florida. Just a few days later, he wrote The Open Boat, a fictional account of four men surviving in a small dinghy following being shipwrecked. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Crane's actual experience.

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Story written by Stephen Crane. Narrated, produced, and edited by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, transcripts, and merchandise can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.

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