Did you know early lighthouses were used up to 3,000 years ago with woodfires on headlands?
Dive deep into the underwater world of shipwrecks, find out the most common causes of sinking and see inside spectacular wrecks full of ancient secrets fromaround the world.

This book features in the following series: Dk Eyewitness, Dk Eyewitness Guides .

There are 72 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 2003 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: Rocks, wrecks and rescues; Hazards of the sea; Ancient wrecks; First quests for wrecks; Far Eastern junks; Raising the Mary Rose; British shipwrecks; Wreck of the Armada; Lost in Lake Ontario; Unveiling the Vasa; "Unsinkable" Titanic; Oil tanker disasters; Navigation; Guiding lights; Communications; Shipwreck survivors; Air and sea rescues; Lifeboat equipment; Early diving; Scuba diving; Deep-sea exploration; Wreck location and recovery; Life on board ship; Lost cargoes; Reconstruction and preservation; The art of shipwrecks; Did you know?; Timeline; Find out more.