Wreck divers recently discovered a heavily armed, 18th-century pirate ship in the waters between Morocco ... from the 17th ...

Shipwreck hunters investigating a patch of the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco have uncovered a “heavily armed pirate vessel” from the 17th century which experts call “a precious ...

Wreck-hunters have discovered the remains of a small 17th-century pirate ship, known as a Barbary corsair ... corsairs came to an end in the early 19th century, when the pirates were defeated ...

The skeletal remains, including a skull, were found on a number of South Jersey beaches between 1995 and 2013.

According to the paper’s account, the ship left Bridgeport, Connecticut for Philadelphia with around 60 tons of marble ...

The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...

The 2005 expedition also found the wrecks of ancient Roman and Phoenician ships in the area ... came to an end in the early 19th century, when the pirates were defeated in the Barbary Wars ...

Experts believe that the ship, identified as a Barbary corsair (or pirate ship) from the 17th century, was most likely headed to the Spanish coast to capture and enslave locals, Live Science reported.