Paul Allen’s research vessel surveys wreckage of ‘Asia’s Titanic’ — 1987 ferry sinking killed 4,300 The scene of the worst peacetime maritime disaster in history — known as “Asia’s Titanic” — has been surveyed by… Read More
WWII destroyer located by Paul Allen’s research vessel is deepest shipwreck ever discovered The late Paul Allen’s ship-hunting team aboard the Research Vessel Petrel has reached record new depths with its latest discovery.… Read More
Second Japanese aircraft carrier lost at Battle of Midway located by Paul Allen’s research vessel The Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, owned and operated by the late Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc., continues to locate historic shipwrecks… Read More
Paul Allen’s Petrel project wins spotlight in TV show about Pacific War shipwrecks The voyages of the R/V Petrel, funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen, are the focus of a National… Read More
Paul Allen’s Petrel research ship finds out where USS Wasp’s WWII odyssey ended The USS Wasp, an aircraft carrier that saw service during World War II from Iceland to Guadalcanal, has been located… Read More
Lost in 1943, the USS Strong is found again by Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel The USS Strong put in less than a year of service at sea, but the destroyer and its crew nevertheless… Read More
Paul Allen’s Petrel research vessel finds the USS Hornet, 77 years after sinking Chalk up another historic shipwreck discovery for the Petrel, the research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen:… Read More
Paul Allen’s deepest legacy: Expedition surveys wreck of Japanese battleship Hiei A wide-ranging shipwreck survey funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is continuing after his death, and the latest discovery focuses… Read More
Paul Allen marks Memorial Day with a look back at deep-sea gravesites he helped find It’s traditional to revisit the gravesites of America’s fallen warriors on Memorial Day, but billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen is adding… Read More
