After reading about the 17th-century pirate shipwreck discovered in the Strait of Gibraltar, learn about the 15 creepiest ghost ships ever seen on the high seas. Then, read the true story of ...

Wreck-hunters have discovered the remains of a small 17th-century pirate ship, known as a Barbary corsair, in deep water between Spain and Morocco. The wreck is "the first Algiers corsair found in ...

The name is brilliant: “vintage tonnage.” It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th-century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century ...

It evokes 17th-century pirate vessels flying the skull-and-crossbones, 18th century ships-of-the-line bristling with cannons, or even 19th-century clipper ships in full sail bringing tea to ...

and one of two surviving 17th-century Jolly Roger flags (that familiar black flag featuring a skull and crossbones). At the center of the museum, travelers can climb aboard a replica pirate ship ...