Scientists at Stanford University in California have created a robot that can dive down in deep ocean to locate shipwrecks and sunken planes which is impossible for humans to do.

Scientists create humanoid robot that can dive underwater to explore shipwrecks

An engineering vessel that was 160 nautical miles southwest of Hong Kong "suffered substantial damage and broke into two pieces" and the 30-member crew abandoned the ship leaving more than two dozen crew members unaccounted for after their ship broke into two during a typhoon in the South China Sea on Saturday, with rescuers scrambling to find them, according to the Hong Kong Government Flying Service, as reported by AFP.

South China Sea typhoon Chaba breaks ship in two, dozens missing

US Navy destroyer sunk during World War II was found nearly 7,000 meters below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck.

US ship, sunk during World War II, found in Philippines; world’s deepest shipwreck

In pics - Giant marble head of Hercules pulled up from shipwreck site in Greece

Dubai-based Salem Al Makrani Cargo Company confirmed on Thursday that one of their ships capsized off the coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf and that Iranian authorities had sent a vessel to rescue the 30 crew members abroad the ship.

UAE cargo ship carrying 30 crew members sinks off Iran coast

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915 after being crushed by a pack of ice, has been found off the coast of Antarctica by members of an expedition organised by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust.

Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off Antarctica coast after over 100 years

Remains of Shipwrecks are often hard to find. Especially if the ship has sunk hundreds of years ago. There's no telling where exactly the ship may be lying at the bottom of the sea.

1700-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals perfectly preserved artifacts

Italy marks the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster with a day of commemoration. 32 people had died when the ship slammed into a reef and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio.

Remembering the world's worst shipwreck: Ten years on, survivors & islanders recount horror

The foul-smelling foam and sea-water appearing to be polluted along the Rameswaram coast is the result of an algal bloom owing to prevailing weather conditions, a senior Scientist confirmed to Zee Media.

Smelly foam near Indian coast is algal layer, no traces of pollution from shipwreck: Scientist

A weekend migrant shipwreck off Senegal has left at least 140 people dead, making it the deadliest so far this year, the International Organisation for Migration confirmed Thursday.

At least 140 dead in weekend migrant ship sinking off Senegal

Sareno Edvardo is the only survivor from the ship that sunk off the coast of Japan. One of his mates is dead, 41 others are still missing at sea. The crew of 43 had 39 people from the Philippines, two are from New Zealand and two from Australia.

One sailor survives sinking ship off the coast of Japan; search operation continues

Japanese authorities have been scrambling to find the dozens of people who went missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon as a second, much more powerful, storm drew nearer.

Search for ship survivors on as Typhoon Haishen nears Japan

The sinking, in which 500 people died, had been one of the worst known disasters involving migrants trying to reach Europe by ship

Italy recovers 217 bodies from 2015 shipwreck

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