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Shipwreck believed to be world's oldest found off Turkey
Archaeologists put the wreck at about four thousand four hundred years old; it is the oldest ship ever found, and it still has not floated back up.
On air: Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN OvernightPublished
Photo: NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from BBN Overnight at 1:51 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ABC7 Los Angeles's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by ABC7 Los Angeles: “Shipwreck believed to be the world's oldest discovered off the coast of Turkey”, with reporting from fox21online.com.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:51 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte; aired 2 times.
- Topics: Turkey.
- BBN covered this story before: Archaeologists discover 4,400-year-old shipwreck off Turkey's coast (October 15).
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorArchaeologists say a shipwreck found off the coast of Turkey is about four thousand four hundred years old, and it is believed to be the oldest ever discovered.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFour thousand four hundred years. That is before anyone invented the recall notice, and it still sank.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt has spent that time on the seabed, which is more than most of us manage with a quiet night.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFour millennia of silence, and nobody has once asked it for comment.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorStill, I stand by my earlier theory that the water looked fine when they left.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt holds up.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRex, I trust your scoreboard has been underwater at least as long.
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Also on air
The story so far
- Travel video captures moment of making friends with locals in Turkey · YouTube (Kantadon)
- Trump warns Houthis after deadly Saudi Arabia attacks · New York Post
- World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey · BBC
- Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station · The New York Times
- Kantadon's video about making friends with locals in Turkey goes viral · YouTube (Kantadon)
- Archaeologists discover 4,400-year-old shipwreck off Turkey's coast · kvrr.com
- Shipwreck believed to be world's oldest found off Turkey (this story)
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