Fragile 'underwater museum' of ancient shipwrecks discovered beneath busy sea corridor

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. A Florida man says he and his grandson found wooden remains of a possible 19th-century shipwreck in the Gulf Coast village of Aripeka. Over 100 historic shipwrecks have been uncovered at a strategic maritime gateway — and researchers warn they may be at risk of fading away. The vessels were found on the seafloor of the Bay of Gibraltar, part of the narrow waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, by researchers with Project Herakles. The project, a joint venture between Spain's University of Cádiz and the University of Granada, has been underway for six years. DIVERS UNCOVER 'EXTRAORDINARY' MILITARY TREASURE TIED TO LEGENDARY ROMAN BATTLE Researchers have identified 150 underwater archaeological sites — the majority of which are shipwrecks, according to The Guardian. The wrecks span centuries, from as early as the 5th century B.C