"How much do you know about the Golden Age of Piracy?" an explorer asked author Robert Kurson over drinks at Scotty's Steakhouse in Springfield, N.J. The explorer, John Chatterton, and his colleague ...

The first-of-its-kind discovery helps illuminate one of history’s “great maritime horrors.” Experts believe that the ship, identified as a Barbary corsair (or pirate ship) from the 17th century, was ...

A Penn Hills artist was able to give a unique contribution to the sea by commissioning his first large sculpture for an underwater museum in Florida. Sean Coffey, owner of the Coffey Shop, built a ...

The Santo Cristo de Burgos was a Spanish galleon that sailed from the Philippines in 1693, crossing the Pacific Ocean toward Acapulco, Mexico, loaded with goods for trade such as porcelain, silk and ...

Pirates and the loot they plundered have long fascinated us. Stories like "Treasure Island" and movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean" have helped increase the popularity of these sea raiders. In this ...

If you’ve ever wanted to spend a night or two on a pirate ship, now you can. A pirate-ship houseboat docked on Virginia’s Northern Neck that went viral a couple months ago has now been turned into an ...

Red Dragon Pirate Cruises in Port Aransas has a new captain at the helm, and she's making history in the Coastal Bend. Dale Gonzales, also known as Captain Poison, is the first female pirate ship ...

The seizure of the Hellas Aphrodite, carrying a load of gasoline from India to South Africa, ended as the European Union ...