Blackbeard: Black Beard facial hair wasn't the only thing that the infamous pirate was great. Archaeologists on Friday recovered one of 3 giant pieces you plan to use a bandit of the eighteenth century high seas in his ship the Queen Anne's Revenge. 11-feet, four inches for a long time has been pulled from the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina. The researchers hoped to bring the ship's other two anchors, but they are closed on board the sunken ship.The Queen Anne's Revenge was 1st discovered underwater in 1996. Historians believe the ship was originally a French slave vessel before Blackbeard captured it. It is a very important element i.e. above the wreck, "said Mark Wilde-Ramsing, project manager for the recovery, the Wilmington Star News." When we remove this, let's see what's underneath. 5 months later the sinking, the days of Blackbeard's piracy ended when he was assassinated in 1718 by the Royal Navy at Ocracoke inlet. Blackbeard's murderers adorned the bow of his boat with his head cut off, according to a website dedicated to the archaeological project.
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