First ancient shipwreck discovered in Singapore waters named Temasek Wreck

Exam-focused facts from the 3 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Temasek Wreck is the first ancient shipwreck discovered in Singapore waters.
The vessel dates to the fourteenth century and was located near the eastern entrance of the Singapore Strait.
Divers recovered approximately 3.8 tons of Chinese manufactured ceramics from the wreck.
Around 300 blue-and-white Yuan dynasty porcelain bowl fragments were found, more than from any other documented shipwreck.
The cargo included Longquan celadon, Jingdezhen qingbai and shufu wares, Dehua whiteware, greenwares from Fujian, and Fujian Cizao storage jars and small-mouth jars.
Lead researcher Michael Flecker of HeritageSG, a subsidiary of Singapore National Heritage Board (NHB), believes the ship was a Chinese junk that sailed from Quanzhou between 1340 and 1352.