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An infamous pirate ship sank in 1717. One man made it his life’s mission to find its lost treasure.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: April 26, 1717. Off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the pirate ship Whydah Gally is being tossed about in dark, angry waters. Punishing winds ...
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Pirate shipwreck off the coast of Cape Cod sets the historical record straight on West African gold

When the Whydah Gally shipwreck was discovered in 1984 off the coast of Cape Cod, scientists and historians studied its artifacts to update historical narratives about 18th-century transatlantic trade ...
Connecticut Post

Pirates' remains found in shipwreck off Cape Cod

The remains of at least six pirates were found in the wreck of a ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod more than 300 years ago. The remains were unearthed from The Whydah Galley, a legendary pirate ...
Westword

Barry Clifford on pirates, treasure-hunting and the world’s first trans-Atlantic broadcast

Besides maybe monster-truck driver, Barry Clifford has about the most badass job that exists: He’s a real-life, bona-fide treasure hunter. His 1983 discovery of the Whydah, a pirate ship wrecked off ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pirate secrets revealed at Science Center

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Running away on a pirate ship may seem like fun and games until you're killed in a violent storm off Cape Cod. That was the fate ...