What do you think of when you hear the word ‘pirate?’ You might imagine men who sail the high seas to rob and loot any ships that cross their path. After burying chests of gold in a secret ...

The American researchers, from the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation, have investigated the wreck for 16 years and now think it's the remains of Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese ship ...

The golden age of piracy. From the 1650s until the 1730s, the cutlass-wielding, rum-drinking pirates we know from film and television were indeed roaming around the Caribbean, and then further afield.

Under the black flag. Overall, around 4,000 sea dogs plagued the world’s sea lanes during the golden age of piracy.In the 1690s, early pirates sailed between western India and the Red Sea coasts ...

In her new book, The Pirate's Code, Rebecca Simon debunks the myths of 17th and 18th century piracy, revealing that, with practices such as keel-hauling, the truth is even more gruesome.

The MPA said it will work with Congress to enact an anti-piracy law similar to the Stop Online Piracy Act, ... In 2011, at the tail end of the golden age of digital piracy, ...