The sidewheel paddler SS Central America sank off the coast of North Carolina on Sept. 12, 1857, now 164 years ago. The ship was ruined and 426 souls were lost. But that’s just the beginning. This ...

A treasure trove of artifacts recovered from a 165-year-old shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is being auctioned off while the man responsible for the discovery sits behind bars for a ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. --It's been called the greatest lost treasure in U.S. history. More than $50 million worth of gold sank to the bottom of the ocean when the SS Central America sank in a storm in 1857 ...

An event of Saturday, September 12, 1857, took place about 160 miles off the coast of the Georgetown- Charleston area. The story of the sinking of the Steam Ship Central America sent shockwaves ...

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. On Saturday, Sept. 12, 1857, ...

Nine rare coins minted in San Francisco are the latest finds from the haul left behind by a shipwreck so massive, its sinking contributed to a U.S. financial panic in the 1800s. The SS Central America ...

A treasure hunter who allegedly cheated investors after recovering tens of millions of dollars' worth of gold from a shipwreck has been arrested in south Florida after years on the run. Tommy Thompson ...

A mysterious daguerreotype of a woman and a pair of jeans possibly made by Levi Strauss himself are among nearly 1,000 Gold Rush-era treasures recovered from the fabled "Ship of Gold" now on display ...

Relics tied to one of America’s most consequential shipwrecks, including a pair of perhaps the “world’s most valuable” pants, are headed for auction this weekend. Many of the items were packed in the ...

A pair of men’s jeans recovered from the wreckage of a 19th-century steamer ship fetched an eye-popping $95,000 at auction last week. Per the auction house description, it’s the earliest known pair of ...

Treasures recovered from a shipwreck that's been at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since 1857 are now on tour before going up for auction in the fall. From a pair of work pants and wedding rings to ...

In the waning years of the great California Gold Rush, a ship laden around 30,000 pounds of the precious metal on its way to New York was caught in the middle of a vicious hurricane and sunk off the ...