New Technologies and Growing Interest Allow More Historic Shipwrecks to Be Discovered and Studied

New technologies like autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, and improved imaging are making it easier and more affordable to explore the ocean depths and find shipwrecks.

Climate change is causing more intense storms and coastal erosion that expose shipwrecks that were previously buried.

Treasure hunting is less lucrative due to legal battles and underwater preservation efforts, so more shipwrecks are being explored for historical value.

More commercial and research groups are surveying the ocean floor, helping to map more of the seabed and discover wrecks.

There has been significant growth in the field of underwater archaeology, with more archaeologists interested in studying and preserving historic shipwrecks.