The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has always had a loose association with history, but these five real-life pirates would be perfect additions to Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Many of the main ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Long John Silver of “Treasure Island” fame, hobbling along on a peg leg with a talking parrot on his shoulder, set the mold for Hollywood’s image of a pirate. Then came Captain Hook, ...

Capt. Horatio Sinbad, the professional buccaneer who stormed the Beaufort waters in a homemade pirate ship, blasting cannons for delighted tourists, has died aboard his own vessel after a long life of ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...