Four years ago this month, archeologists monitoring the excavation of the former World Trade Center site uncovered a ghostly surprise: the bones of an ancient sailing ship. Tree-ring scientists at ...

It’s a ship that was used in the filming of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and that’s not even its coolest claim to fame. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re heading to Old Town Alexandria, ...

"A Ship's Portrait Near Sandy Hook" by James Buttersworth. Merchant ships like the one depicted here were used to claim land from New York's East and Hudson Rivers. It might come as a surprise (or not ...

When a decaying wooden ship was discovered in the World Trade Center excavation pit four years ago, it posed a mystery. Where did it come from? How did it get there? Was it wrecked? Or was it sunk ...