The Klang Aow II, dated between 1520 and 1540, was discovered in the middle of the gulf of Thailand, 62 Miles from Sattahip Chonburi in 2004.  The Shipwreck was lying 42m deep under the water.

About 50 fragments were recovered, and large numbers of Sawankhalok underglaze black ware were found. Four Chinese blue and white dishes all show the same basic decoration: an ornamental garden rock and peonies.

The Klang Aow Shipwreck, dated from the 16^th Century, was discovered in the middle of the gulf of Thailand, 55 Miles from Sattahip Chonburi.

Located on two islands close to the shore at 180 miles south from Dar es-Salaam are the remains of two port cities, Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara. Kilwa Kisiwani has been occupied from the 9^th century to the 19^th century and saw its heyday between the 13^th and the 14^th centuries. These Swahili merchant cities prospered by controlling the maritime trade in the Indian Ocean with Arabia, India and China, trading ivory and gold from inland for silver, perfume, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain.

While conducting surveys to lay a pipeline on the seabed off the coast of Brunei in 1997, workers from Elf company discovered a wreck. The Underwater Archaeological Research Department (DRASSM) of France, led by Michel L’Hour, was asked to investigate the wreck. Investigations have shown that this shipwreck is a major discovery for the understanding of trading relationships in the China Sea during the 15^th century, at the time when Brunei reached its peak.

The Shipwreck Huaguangjiao No.1 is a 20m long and 6m wide Chinese merchant ship, which was built between 1127 and 1279 AD during the Song Dynasty.

Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum preserves, displays and researches Nanhai No.1, the ancient shipwreck of Song Dynasty, with visitors being able to observe the ongoing excavation of the ship. It is the largest museum of underwater archaeology in China. With a total floor space of 12.288 square meters and the building area of 19.409 square meters, it is one of the highest priority projects of Guangdong Province.

At dawn on January 20th, 1761, the Griffin, an East Indiamen, collided with a reef northwest of the island of Basilan and sank quickly, on its way from Canton to Balambagan. The crew was saved but the entire cargo was lost.

The Great Basses wreck is an early 18th-century shipwreck on Great Basses Reef, about 12 km off the south coast of Sri Lanka, discovered in 1961.

The ship, ultimately identified as belonging to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, yielded fused bags of silver rupees, cannons, and other artifacts.

The Godavaya shipwreck lies 33 meters below the ocean's surface, just off the fishing village of Godavaya, where German archaeologists in the 1990s found a harbor that was an important port along the maritime Silk Road during the second century A.D.