Amsterdam is a web of canals – the city itself is about 20% water – which can pose difficult to maneuver. At the center of the city is an area called Centrum, in which the Royal Palace of Amsterdam ...

The treacherous sandbars and reefs along Australia’s western coast have caused the demise of many ships. The first European ship known to have wrecked there, Batavia, did so in 1629. Sailors searching ...