A 2,000-pound cannon pulled from the waters near Beaufort will give archaeologists and historians more ammunition for separating fact from legend surrounding the infamous pirate Blackbeard. The Queen ...

Johnny Depp, it turns out, has led us astray. The real pirates of the Caribbean were actually bloodthirsty and terrifyingly violent, the Telegraph reports. Marine archeologists have been sifting ...

Years after a 65-foot boat was left to sink in the waters of Key Largo, Florida wildlife officials said the difficult removal of the ship has been completed.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When Blackbeard seized the Queen Anne's Revenge, it was almost the perfect pirate ship. It just needed a few ...

Something unthinkable happened during the summer of 1718. Edward Teach, the infamous pirate known as Blackbeard, decided to give up piracy—at least ostensibly—in exchange for a royal pardon from the ...