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Pirate treasure: Can a newly identified wreck solve the mystery of La Buse?
Archaeologists believe that they have found the 300-year-old wreck of the last ship captured by a notorious pirate known as ...
What's the most expensive property sold in Rhode Island? July 18 real estate transactions
Properties that sold for the week of July 18. Commercial property on Coventry Shoppers Park in Coventry was sold for $8,850,000. A Westerly home on Avondale Road recently sold for $8,375,000. The home ...
I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster
A security specialist in the Western Indian Ocean sees how countries work together to counter the threat of a massive oil ...
A Legendary Ship Vanished With $138 Million in Treasure. Two Explorers Say They Found It.
When famed pirates overtook a Portuguese ship in 1721 once laden with treasure (now valued over $138 million), the battle ...
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Archaeologists Find 300-Year-Old Shipwreck in What Used to Be ‘One of the Baddest Pirate Lairs on Earth’
Pirates attacked the Portuguese warship, named the "Nossa Senhora do Cabo," and made off with many of the treasures the ship ...