The first-of-its-kind discovery helps illuminate one of history’s “great maritime horrors.” Experts believe that the ship, identified as a Barbary corsair (or pirate ship) from the 17th century, was ...

A pirate shipwreck was discovered at a depth of around 2,700 feet below the Mediterranean. The small vessel, measuring no more than around 45 feet in length, was identified in international waters ...

In the deep waters between Morocco and Spain, wreck-divers discovered a pirate ship that may have sailed the seas during the 18th century. The ship was heavily armed with cannons, guns, and muskets ...

Archaeologists say they've found the submerged wreck of a sailing ship captured in 1721 near Madagascar, during one of history's most infamous pirate raids. The American researchers, from the Center ...

"How much do you know about the Golden Age of Piracy?" an explorer asked author Robert Kurson over drinks at Scotty's Steakhouse in Springfield, N.J. The explorer, John Chatterton, and his colleague ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WKRC) - Dozens of gold coins that were stolen from a 300-year-old shipwreck have been recovered, with an estimated value of $1 million. A group of 11 Spanish treasure ships full of ...

Marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch from the National Museum of Denmark documents the excavation of the shipwreck in Costa Rica. - John Fhær Engedal Nissen/The National Museum of Denmark ...

The state of North Carolina found a receptive Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday in its bid to once-again sink claims it violated ...