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Whydah Gally and her treasure of captured pirate gold eluded discovery for over 260 years until 1984, when the wreck was found off the coast of Cape Cod, buried under 10–50 ft (3–15 m) of sand, in depths ranging from 16–30 ft (5–9 m) deep, spread for four miles, parallel to the Cape's easternmost coast.
A 57-foot (17 m) scallop fishing vessel that capsized and sank during a powerful storm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard with four crew members aboard. Only one survivor was found, and the other three are presumed deceased. [4] [5] [6] Mertie B. Crowley: 23 January 1910 A schooner that ran aground on Wasque Shoal, off Martha's Vineyard. Nantucket
Barry Clifford (born May 30, 1945) is an American underwater archaeological explorer.. Around 1982, Clifford began discovering the remains of the Whydah Gally, [1] a former slave ship captured by pirate Samuel Bellamy which sunk in 1717, during the Golden Age of Piracy.
Off the coast of Massachusetts, and in the Mediterranean waters surrounding the Tuscan island of Giglio, treasure hunters are seeking sunken loot. Greg Brooks of Gorham, Maine -- a founder of ...
The treasure, as well as about 200 other pirate artifacts, were collected in 1984 from the sunken wreck of the Whydah off the coast of Wellfleet and is currently the largest collection of pirate ...
A French ship that sank following an 1856 collision while on its maiden voyage has been found off the Massachusetts coast, according to a report. For nearly 170 years, Le Lyonnais lay at the ...
A Gato-class submarine that was sunk as a target off Cape Henry. Gulf Hustler: Swamped. USS Gyatt United States Navy: 11 June 1970 A Gearing-class destroyer that was sunk as a target. Hanks: Swamped. USS Henry Andrew United States Navy: 24 August 1862 A steamship that ran aground off Cape Henry. Ironsides United States: 29 August 1873
The storm "ran the vessel upon the rocks off Cape Cod and, the next day, a second storm sealed its doom. The crew was forced to cut anchor, and the ship was lodged firmly onshore near Provincetown ...