Secrets Unearthed: The Bahamas Reveal Shipwrecks Tied to Legendary Caribbean Pirates
“The ship was heavily armed, especially with swivel guns,” Pateman said. “Slotted on to deck rails, these anti-personnel weapons raked devastating fire on enemy crews.”
Wreckwatch TVIn the three centuries since the Golden Age of Piracy came to an end, none of these vessels has ever been uncovered — until now.
While other pirate shipwrecks have been discovered in places like North Carolina and Mauritius, none had been in Nassau — until now.
These shipwreck discoveries have been a boon to the research team’s quest to learn about life in Nassau during the peak of the pirates’ reign. In addition to diving, the team looked over 300-year-old maps and documents, explored caves said to be pirate hideaways, and climbed to the top of “Blackbeard’s Tower.” Taken together, these findings allowed researchers to construct a 3D digital model of what Nassau could have looked like circa 1715.
Still, their main goal is to uncover more pirate shipwrecks.
“These finds are the tip of the iceberg,” said Dr. Sean Kingsley, a British marine archaeologist and the project’s co-director. “There could very well be dozens more shipwrecks in and around the harbor.”
After reading about the shipwrecks linked to the real pirates of the Caribbean, learn the history of the famous pirate phrase “shiver me timbers.” Then, dive into the life of Captain Samuel Bellamy, the richest pirate in history.
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