Legend has it that the treasure will be found once seven men have died looking for it. Six have perished already.
Kathy and Ralph are experienced adventurers who spent their retirement sailing aboard Simplicity, spending summers in New England and winters in the Caribbean.
The San José galleon — with 600 crew members and a massive trove of gold, silver and emeralds onboard — sunk some 2,000 feet on June 8, 1708, during a battle against the British in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Footage shared to social media reportedly shows a drug lord named ‘Taliban’ being tied to an anchor before being thrown overboard Jack Sparrow-like from a cartel’s boat.
Be honest, you’ve popped online and illegally downloaded a few movies before, we’re not judging. Rather let us rejoice, one of piracy’s pioneers looks set to return.
One would think that Swedish cops planned the effects thoroughly before raiding and shutting down the bay, but the numbers sings a different tune.
Just go and buy a lottery ticket. You never know. You could be as lucky as these six guys. Also, play the EuroMillions tomorrow.
It’s tough for everybody at the moment. It’s harder to get a home loan, increase your credit limit, or to hijack a supertanker. That’s the word from Somali pirate Mohamed Abdi Hassan — also known as “Afweyne,” or “Big Mouth” – who is quitting the game.
Yesterday, the the crew of Dutch warship HNMLS Rotterdam spotted a suspected pirate boat close to the Somali shoreline. As they approached the boat, the pirates pulled out AK-47’s and opened fire.
Yesterday was International Talk Like A Pirate Day, a humble occasion that started ten years ago in a newspaper column. It spread to Facebook, and has gained monumental traction, with September 19 being celebrated worldwide. Across the planet yesterday grog was shared, peg-legs and eye-patches donned, and even the leader of the free world got in on the action.
Somalia’s Defense Minister announced today that a South African man and woman, who were captured by Somali pirates 20 months ago, have finally been released.
The search is on for a South African yacht which has gone missing somewhere in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique. It’s feared that pirates have taken the yacht, called the Dandelion, and its passengers captive. Two South Africans – including skipper John Sergel, from Durban – are believed to be on board, together with tourists from America, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
The upstart German Pirate Party took just under 9% of the electoral vote in Sunday’s Berlin elections, winning 15 seats in the 149-seat state parliament. For the most part, they’ve been campaigning on a platform of free Wi-Fi, free public transportation, and a lower voting age. Just like real pirates.