The Latest Breaking News from James Cook

Australian archaeologists have found the wreck of Endeavour, the vessel of Captain James Cook that sank off the coast of the US state of Rhode Island over 200 years ago. But their US research partners are not amused. The vessel, in which Cook sailed in a historic voyage to Australia…

The dispute between lead researchers on the quest to find HMB Endeavour means it's too early to get excited, says a James Cook historian.

It's one more twist in a maritime journey that continues to fascinate.

‘This is an important moment. It is arguably one of the most important vessels in our maritime history’ - Australian National Maritime Museum chief executive Kevin Sumption

The ship was located just 500 metres off the US coastline ‘buried in nearly 250 years’ worth of sediment and silt’.

Maritime experts believe they’ve found the wreck of one of the most important ships in the history of Australia and the South Pacific

Australian maritime experts claim the final resting place of Captain James Cook’s ship, Endeavour, has been found, but the announcement has drawn criticism from the principal research team as "premature".

More than two centuries after being sunk in US waters, the shipwreck of Endeavour, which James Cook sailed to Australia in 1770, has been positively identified.

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