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 ...

A marine exploration venture in the Mediterranean unexpectedly discovered a shipwrecked pirate ship nearly 3,000 feet ...

Historians say the reality of pirate punishment was far more brutal than the popular myth suggests.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists say they have discovered a legendary pirate shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar. The findings were announced in a ...

Two shipwrecks in Costa Rica were long thought to be sunken pirate ships. New research shows they were actually Danish slave ships. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with archaeologist Andreas Bloch. In ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year since 1904, Tampa Bay has been invaded by pirates, whether by land or sea, on horseback or by galleon. Sometimes, they even take the Tampa mayor hostage to ransom for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pirates and the loot they plundered have long fascinated us. Stories like "Treasure Island" and movies like "Pirates of the ...

In southern Costa Rica, local lore has told of two sunken pirate ships just off the coast in the shallow Caribbean waters. Well, there are sunken ships there, and they do date to the early 1700s. But ...