[quote=CNN]
(CNN) -- Dead men tell no tales, but the sea does, as shown Friday when an anchor was recovered from the wreckage of pirate Blackbeard's flagship.
An expedition off the North Carolina coast hoisted the nearly 3,000-pound anchor, one of three belonging to the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Crews were working in just 20 feet of water, according to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
The Queen Anne's Revenge is believed to have run aground in the shallow waters off Beaufort in 1718. The ship was discovered in 1996, with piecemeal recovery of artifacts intensifying only a few years ago.
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Staff from the department's Underwater Archaeology Branch are focused on "conducting a detailed assessment of the main mound to determine strategies for dis-assembly and recovery," according to the Queen Anne's Revenge website.
Conservation of the anchor may take four years.
The expedition is trying to score a trove of 18th-century goods, which will be used to educate the public and raise awareness of underwater preservation efforts. The site has already yielded more than 250,000 artifacts, including cannons, gold, platters, glass, beads, shackles and rope, according to the state.
The largest exhibit of fully conserved artifacts from the shipwreck will open at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort on June 11, the Department of Cultural Resources said in a statement.
Captain Kidd was funded by London's elite
An article published in March on the Smithsonian website said the Queen Anne's Revenge was found to have about 225,000 pieces of lead shot and at least 25 cannons, many of them still loaded.
Romanticized in history books as a notorious ruffian, Blackbeard, born in Britain as Edward Teach, terrorized Atlantic seafarers from the shores of the American colonies to the Caribbean.
In November 1718, the captain, believed to be in his late 30s, died in combat against British naval forces. He was on board another vessel, Adventure.
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[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/05/27/north.carolina.blackbeard/index.html?hpt=C2[/url]
That's a pretty amazing ship!
I want to be a pirate
[QUOTE=killover;30113166]I want to be a pirate[/QUOTE]
Yeah totally, its the best
[IMG]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/14/somali_piratesmontage.jpg[/IMG]
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Chilling on the deck with the crew
[img]http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/somali-pirates1.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=superdinoman;30113189]Yeah totally, its the best
[IMG]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/14/somali_piratesmontage.jpg[/IMG]
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Chilling on the deck with the crew
[img]http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/somali-pirates1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
The captain always has his first mate... Tyrone.
[img]http://www.monstersandcritics.com/image.php?file=/downloads/downloads/articles3/1627589/article_images/piratestrailer2_1.jpg&height=354[/img]
Ahh, you found me' anchor!
[QUOTE=TheGronk;30113846][img]http://www.monstersandcritics.com/image.php?file=/downloads/downloads/articles3/1627589/article_images/piratestrailer2_1.jpg&height=354[/img]
Ahh, you found me' anchor![/QUOTE]
wrong its aye ye found me anchor
[QUOTE=killover;30113166]I want to be a pirate[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AzpByR3MvI[/media]
[QUOTE=Master117;30114395][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AzpByR3MvI[/media][/QUOTE]
This is a real pirate's theme:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mB8verLK8&feature=related[/media]
[QUOTE=Forumaster;30120024]This is a real pirate's theme:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mB8verLK8&feature=related[/media][/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM7z2S5R4G8[/media]
:yarr:
There's a restaurant near me named after Captain Kidd.
All these pirate songs, and not a single thing from Alestorm...
I bet it's cursed.
Wonder what they're gonna do with it
It's sort of weird thinking about stuff like this. Blackbeard etc, because we're so used to pirates and shit being brought up in movies, television etc etc, so it becomes more of a myth, even though it actually happened.
[QUOTE=superdinoman;30113189]Yeah totally, its the best
[IMG]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/14/somali_piratesmontage.jpg[/IMG]
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Chilling on the deck with the crew
[img]http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/somali-pirates1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Look how happy they all are. They must be having a blast being pirates.
[QUOTE=Forumaster;30120024]This is a real pirate's theme:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mB8verLK8&feature=related[/media][/QUOTE]
A much better version:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LFP5QkwJ0[/media]
[QUOTE=superdinoman;30113189]Yeah totally, its the best
[IMG]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/14/somali_piratesmontage.jpg[/IMG]
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Chilling on the deck with the crew
[img]http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/somali-pirates1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Real Life: Somalia
[QUOTE=darkedone02;30121395][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7VRWpr1UHw[/media][/QUOTE]
I live in the on an island in Scotland, so all this pirate music just reminds me of the local music festivals. Especially this song.
Anyway, here's a great Pirate Song!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWSWokSYp-4[/media]
[img]http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/media/big_image/BlackbeardsSh_0527-NCRAL102.jpg[/img]
shit's big
[editline]29th May 2011[/editline]
[img]http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/media/big_image/BlackbeardsSh_0527-NCRAL102.jpg[/img]
shit's big
I've always wanted to be a real pirate with a real pirate ship. I wonder if I could get in trouble for building a pirate ship and sailing around with a crew of the damned pillaging third-world countries..
[QUOTE=Quark:;30124120]I've always wanted to be a real pirate with a real pirate ship. I wonder if I could get in trouble for building a pirate ship and sailing around with a crew of the damned pillaging third-world countries..[/QUOTE]
Piracy is not illegal in international waters. You will however be shot by armed ships who are allowed firearms for the prevention of piracy.
I think they would stare in awe at an actual pirate ship instead of opening fire. :v:
I always wanted to be a pirate so I'm just gonna go to piratebay
[QUOTE=superdinoman;30113189]Yeah totally, its the best
[IMG]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/14/somali_piratesmontage.jpg[/IMG]
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Chilling on the deck with the crew
[img]http://patdollard.com/wp-content/uploads/somali-pirates1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
They get to shoot AKs and hold RPGs without having a License.
Which COD nerd wouldn't want that?