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In 2010, Christopher Willson bought a deteriorating historic cruise ship off of Craigslist. He poured his heart and what he estimated to be about $2 million into renovating the boat.
A man from Utah spent over $1 million restoring a cruise ship he bought on Craiglist that has begun sinking. Technology entrepreneur Chris Willson revealed in an interview with CNN Travel that he ...
Williams' family life and well-to-do lineage made him an unlikely pirate. [2] Together in early 1716 they traveled to the Caribbean with a few dozen treasure-hunters and searched the wrecks unsuccessfully. Despairing, they traded their canoes for small periaguas and turned to piracy. [2]
In May, the ship had begun to ‘sink in 13 feet of water and discharge pollution’ Utah man bought cruise ship on Craigslist – now it’s sinking after $1m restoration Skip to main content
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
After a three-day chase, Prince surrendered his ship near the Bahamas with only a desultory exchange of cannon fire. Bellamy decided to take Whydah Gally as his new flagship; several of her crew remained with their ship and joined the pirate gang. Pirate recruitment was most effective among the unemployed, escaped bondsmen, and transported ...
The ship arrived there about 1 April, accompanied by the Rouparelle (renamed November) and Quedah Merchant (renamed Adventure Prize). On arrival, most of the crew promptly deserted to another pirate captain, Robert Culliford and sank November. Kidd was left with only thirteen men to crew Adventure Prize and the now-unseaworthy Adventure Galley.
Wreck divers recently discovered a heavily armed, 18th-century pirate ship in the waters between Morocco and Spain. Armed to the teeth, it now sits at the bottom of the ocean, serving as an ...