Pirate-Era Shipwrecks Unearthed Near Nassau, Bahamas

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Off Nassau, Bahamas, a diving team has uncovered six 18th‑century shipwrecks, three of which are linked to the Golden Age of Piracy; finds include ballast stones, hull fragments, a grinding stone, a swivel gun, and cannonballs, suggesting pirate‑era or English vessels and marking Nassau’s first excavations of pirate-linked wrecks in its waters.
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