The Belitung Shipwreck, also called the Tang shipwreck or Batu Hitam shipwreck, was found by local fishermen off the Belitung Island, Indonesia, in 1998. The Arabian ship sailed possibly between Oman and China during the 9^th Century AD and evidence suggests it travelled on the so-called Maritime Silk Route even when it mainly transported ceramic.

The Bakau wreck is one of the oldest ships of Chinese production found in the Southeast Asian sea. It dates back to the 15^th century. The wreck is located close to the coast of Bakau, a small island west of Indonesia. At the time of scientific examinations, most of the smaller cargo had already been looted. However, several huge storage jars and parts of the hull still remained. The remaining hull is 22.7 meters long and 6.5 meters wide. All together, the wrecks provide evidence of typical Chinese constructions, containing flat bottoms and bulkheads.

In 1999, enormous quantities of porcelain were salvaged from one of the last Chinese Junks, the Tek Sing. The ship, measuring 60 metres in length and over 10 metres in width, was found by a private treasure-salvaging company operating in the South China Sea. Over 350,000 pieces of porcelain were recovered and auctioned in Stuttgart, Germany. The invaluable cargo, a source of reference for early 19^th century Dehua blue and white wares, was dispersed and the wreck destroyed.

The SS Ava was a 1,613 GRT British steamship, constructed in 1855 by the Tod & McGregor shipyard in Glasgow. She was operated by the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company on the China mail service. She ran aground and was wrecked off the coast of Ceylon in February 1858, on her voyage from Calcutta to Suez, including a cargo of 500 boxes containing £275,000 in gold.

The Singtai shipwreck lies at a depth of 53 meters, 12 nautical miles from the island of Pulau Redang off the north-eastern coast of peninsular Malaysia.  It appears to be a heavily loaded vessel approximately 22 meters in length.  The construction of the ship which includes transverse bulkheads made from soft wood (joined by square iron nails) suggests that it may have been built in China.

Sibidongpado Shipwreck is believed to have sunk in the 11^th or 12^th century, during the Goryeo Dynasty. It was excavated in 2003-2004. More than 9 000 pieces of various Goryeo celadon wares have been recovered from the shipwreck, and materials recovered from underwater excavations are now contained in the Collection of the Korean National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage.

The São Vincente was part of the first Portuguese attempt to reach and explore Madagascar. The ship left Lisbon on March 6^th, 1506, with 13 other merchant vessels and warships. The fleet was scattered by a great storm at the Cape of Good Hope. After a brief stop in Mozambique the São Vincente left to reach the west coast of Madagascar. It sank at night after running aground on rocks at Courrier Bay.

The São José, a Portuguese carrack, carrying a legendary silver treasure from Philip III, King of Portugal, sank off the coast of Mozambique during the course of its journey from Portugal to India in 1622 due to an attack by the second Anglo-Dutch fleet of defense.

For nearly 400 years, the wreck of the São José remained hidden off the isolated coast of East Africa until her discovery in May 2005 by a treasure-hunt company.

Santo Antonio de Tanna was a Portuguese India fleet’s frigate that sank October 20, 1697, in front of Fort Jesus at Mombasa after it had been under attack from the Omanis occupying Fort Jesus at the time.

Located in 1994 during a shipwreck survey conducted by an INA-Egypt/Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) team, the site of the Sadana Island’s shipwreck was first documented, then excavated in 1995. The shipwreck lies at a depth of 28 to 40 m, on Egypt’s eastern Red Sea coastline. Artefacts, anchors and ship’s timbers were found, with the vessel’s cargo including Chinese porcelain intended for the Middle Eastern market.