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« on: May 30, 2011, 03:50:10 pm »


    Blackbeard's Anchor to Rise from Depths


May 27, 2011 -- The anchor from the Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of the infamous pirate Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, will be raised from the seafloor where it has rested for nearly 300 years.

The ship sank in 1718 off the coast of Beaufort, N.C., five months before Blackbeard was killed in hand-to-hand combat during a battle with naval pirate hunters under the command of Lieutenant Robert Maynard. Teach had earlier retired from pirating, received a pardon and settled in the American colonies, but he quickly fell back into his old ways.

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The ship sank in relatively shallow water, just 20 feet underwater. The anchor itself is about 13 feet long and was one of four aboard the vessel.

Even though it weighed 3,000 pounds, archaeologists floated it up on air bags. Removing the anchor from the site of the wreck could give archaeologists access to a treasure trove of other smaller artifacts, according to the Charlotte Observer, such as tools or seeds that can offer a valuable window into pirate life.

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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2011, 04:02:26 pm »

Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast
By Martha Waggoner
Associated Press / May 27, 2011


MOREHEAD CITY, N.C.—An anchor from what's believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship has been raised from the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast.


Archaeologists believe the anchor recovered Friday is from the Queen Anne's Revenge, which sank in 1718. That was five months before Blackbeard was killed in a battle.

The artifact is the third-largest item at the shipwreck, outsized only by two other anchors.

Researchers retrieved the anchor from the shipwreck about 20 feet under water and were bringing it to shore. The work to retrieve it began last week. The anchor is about 11 feet long.

The recovery coincides with the release this month of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." The movie features both Blackbeard and the Queen Anne's Revenge.
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