After five years of archival research, a team of divers and maritime historians has located the wreck of HMS Tiger, a Royal Navy warship that sank in 1908 during a training exercise off England's Isle of Wight, killing more than half its crew.
Why it matters
The discovery closes a 118-year search for one of the Royal Navy's lost ships and arrives just as UK lawmakers weigh stronger legal protections for older military wrecks, which currently only cover vessels lost within the past two centuries.
What to watch
ProjectXplore, which previously located the wreck of HMS Nottingham in 2025, says it will continue documenting the HMS Tiger site as the UK government considers the proposed 'look but don't touch' protections for historic military wrecks.