There are approximately 638 known shipwrecks along Victoria's coast,although only around 240 of them have been discovered.

The Bronze Age ship wreck, which dated to the 12th century BC, was the oldest known shipwreck in the world at that time.

There are two known shipwrecks located inside Portage Lake:

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has counted 10 known shipwrecks within the boundaries protected by the preserve.

The Manitou islands are surrounded by over 50 known shipwrecks; a few of these are popular (and protected) diving spots.

There have been over 1,600 known shipwrecks in the Great Barrier Reef region.

It is named for the Tryall, the first known shipwreck in Australian waters, which sunk after striking the then-uncharted rocks in 1622.

They have been dangerous for ships, and there are 530 known shipwrecks around the archipelago.

The last known shipwreck was in 1999.

This was the oldest known shipwreck at the time, only being surpassed by the discovery of the Uluburun shipwreck in the early 1980s.