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Pummeled by 70 mph (110 km/h) winds and 30-to-40 ft (9-to-12 m) waves, the main mast snapped, pulling the ship into about 30 ft (9 m) of water, where she violently capsized, [17] sending over 4.5 short tons (4.1 tonnes) of silver and gold, more than 60 cannons and 144 people to the ocean floor. The 60+ cannon on board ripped through the ...
The typical pirate crew was an unorthodox mixture of former sailors, escaped convicts, disillusioned men, and possibly escapee or former slaves, among others, looking for wealth at any cost; once aboard a seafaring vessel, the group would draw-up their own ship- and crew-specific code (or articles), which listed and described the crew's ...
Vane captured a ship carrying slaves from Guinea, placing 90 of them aboard Yeats’ sloop, further angering Yeats. [1] In early September 1718 while anchored off Sullivan’s Island Yeats broke from Vane, sailing his sloop into the Edisto River. Vane tried to give chase and they exchanged a broadside once he got in cannon range but gave up the ...
Joseph Bannister (died 1687, first name occasionally given as George) was an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. He is best known for surviving an attack from two Royal Navy warships.
Edward Low (also spelled Lowe or Loe; c. 1690–1724) was a pirate of English origin during the latter days of the Golden Age of Piracy, in the early 18th century.Low was born into poverty in Westminster, London, and was a thief from an early age.
When that ship needed to be careened and repaired, he warned officials in coastal counties to post lookouts and alert him if they spotted anything suspicious. [4] In April 1700 the warship HMS Shoreham arrived to guard the coast, too late to catch James but in time to battle and defeat French pirate Louis Guittar , who had sailed into the area ...
Joseph Faro (fl. 1694–1696, last name occasionally Farrell, Firra, or Faroe) was a pirate from Newport, Rhode Island active during the Golden Age of Piracy, primarily in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for sailing alongside Thomas Tew to join Henry Every’s pirate fleet which captured and looted the fabulously rich Mughal ship Gunsway.
Pedro Gilbert (c. 1797 – June 11, 1835) was a Spanish pirate, privateer and slave trader. At the time of his execution, he was one of the few remaining pirates continuing to raid shipping on the Atlantic coast.