Blackbeard's cannon salvaged from shipwreck off NC
BEAUFORT, NC (AP) -- Researchers have raised a 2,000-pound cannon from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's ship, which has been on the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast for nearly 300 years.The...
View ArticleBlackbeard ship anchor set for brief display
GREENVILLE, NC (AP) -- The first anchor from the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship off the North Carolina coast is going on public display in Greenville for a few hours.The anchor will be on...
View ArticleDivers to mark end of Queen Anne's expedition
BEAUFORT, NC (AP) -- A formal ceremony is marking the end of an eight-week expedition to recover artifacts from the ship believed to have belonged to Blackbeard.The ceremony is scheduled for Friday in...
View ArticleThis Day in NC History: Blackbeard was killed
On November 22, 1718, the infamous pirate Blackbeard was killed. The “Golden Age of Piracy” flourished briefly along the North Carolina coast in the early 18th century. Foremost among the pirates was...
View ArticleAndrea's approach cancels research trip to Blackbeard's shipwreck
ATLANTIC BEACH, NC (WWAY) -- Tropical Storm Andrea may still be hundreds of miles away, but it started having an impact here in North Carolina early this morning.Cape Fear Community College's R/V Dan...
View ArticleCrews raise two more cannons from Blackbeard's ship
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The crew of the R/V Dan Moore from Cape Fear Community College went back to the site of Blackbeard's sunken ship today.They helped the NC Department of Cultural Resources raise...
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Artifacts from Blackbeard's ship at Tryon Palace
NEW BERN, NC (AP) -- Artifacts from the flagship of Blackbeard the pirate will be on display at Tryon Palace in New Bern.Artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge, including cannon balls, a wine bottle...
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Explore with George: Queen Anne's Revenge Exhibit
WINNABOW, NC (WWAY) -- The Queen Anne's Revenge exhibit opens tomorrow at Fort Anderson. The exhibit will feature treasures from Blackbeard's historic ship that sunk near Beaufort Inlet in 1718. Guests...
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Exhibit at North Carolina Maritime Museum brings Blackbeard to life
BEAUFORT, NC (WNCT) — Three hundred years ago this month, one of the most famous pirates of all time ran his ship aground just off the Crystal Coast. Blackbeard the Pirate is notorious for his vicious...
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Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard’s ship that went down off North Carolina’s coast more than 300 years ago. The justices on...
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