World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered Four Miles Underwater in the Philippines

Photo caption: Sammy B torpedo tubes. Photo credit: Caladan Oceanic and Eyos Expeditions / AP. Article by Margaret Osborne. Smithsonian Magazine – June 28, 2022.

The U.S.S. Samuel B Roberts, also known as the “Sammy B,” was discovered in the Philippine Sea at a depth of 22,916 feet last week by a team of explorers. The wreck is the deepest ever found, per the Associated Press. The Navy confirmed the wreck site in a statement on Monday. Explorer and former naval commander Victor Vescovo of Caladan Oceanic Expeditions found the ship along with EYOS Expeditions, a U.K.-based exploration company. […]

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