They might have had better clothes and better food because of how often they robbed other ships. Another misconception is that pirates were after gold and jewels and treasure. In the 17th and 18th ...

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander.

A woman was among those who died on a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum that displays the ship said Tuesday. The wreck of the royal warship Vasa was raised in 1961 ...

Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa ... it could be one of Vasa's sister ships. While parts of the ship's sides ...

Le Pelican, the replica of a 17th Century warship, is visible again thanks ... The mayor said he attempted to visit the river bank to see the ship, but he didn't make it all they way through ...