Corey Malcom, director of archaeology at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, recently played the boatswain's whistle from the Santa Margarita for the first time. Seven ships from the 1622 Spanish treasure ...

Dan McHugh had never met the man in the casket at the front of the room. Although the two had defended the country in the same war, the 87-year-old McHugh, a Naval veteran of World War II, didn’t have ...

A Royal Navy silver bosun's whistle dating back to the 16th century was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field, miles from the sea. The whistle is typical of those used on Navy ships for ...

Tim Hawkinson, a sculptor whose eccentric contraptions include kinetic sound pieces made with a funky mix of everyday materials, wires and motors, was tuning up his latest sonic creation the other day ...