Resting 2.5 kilometers beneath the Mediterranean, a 16th-century vessel near Saint-Tropez is rewriting shipwreck history.
Far beneath the blue waters of the French Riviera, scientists have uncovered a shipwreck unlike any other. Resting more than 2.5 kilometers (8,200 feet) below the surface near Saint-Tropez, the 16th-century merchant vessel known as Camarat 4 is the deepest wreck ever found in French waters. Its discovery is rewriting maritime history, offering a rare glimpse into an era when trade, exploration, and risk were tightly bound together. Each artifact recovered tells a story, yet much of the vessel’s past still remains hidden in the deep
