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A dive team member fans away sand to reveal part of the passenger steamship Le Lyonnais (Andrew Donn/Atlantic Wreck Salvage via AP)

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Wreck of French steamship that sank in 1856 discovered off New England coast

A marine salvage firm has found the wreck of a long-lost French steamship off the US coast. Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent the ship to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts.

<p>Jacob Sharvit, left, and Dr Karnit Bahartan examine the ancient jars that were carried on the world’s oldest known deep-sea ship (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority via AP)</p>

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Ship found off Israeli coast could shed light on ancient navigation skills

Divers Patrik Hoglund and Jim Hansson, marine archaeologists at Vrak – Museum of Wrecks (Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency via AP)

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Swedes find 17th century sister vessel to famed Vasa warship

Warning issued after potential artefacts removed from shipwrecks off Co Antrim coast

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Warning issued after potential artefacts removed from shipwrecks off Co Antrim coast

Lusitania wreck gifted to Old Head Signal Tower in hope to create 'living museum' to the tragedy

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Lusitania wreck gifted to Old Head Signal Tower in hope to create 'living museum' to the tragedy

Lusitania telegraph machine, thought to hold clues to its sinking, 'lost during unsupervised dive'

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Lusitania telegraph machine, thought to hold clues to its sinking, 'lost during unsupervised dive'