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DNA test to confirm if world's richest pirate found

Rozina Sabur

 

WASHINGTON: He is thought to be the richest pirate who ever lived - amassing a hoard of treasure worth hundreds of millions in today's money, before he was lost at sea along with his ship.

 

Captain "Black Sam" Bellamy and his crew were aboard the Whydah Gally when it encountered one of the most violent storms ever recorded off New England in 1717, and sank, killing most on board and leaving its treasure on the ocean floor.

 

The wreck, along with the legendary treasure, was discovered off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1984. In the years since, archaeologists have continued to search the site and now believe they may have found the captain himself.

 

Full story: http://www.smh.com.au/world/dna-test-to-confirm-if-worlds-richest-pirate-found-20180220-p4z0yy.html

 

-- SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 2018-02-20

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