Blackbeard's Anchor Recovered in North Carolina Waters
And the Legend of Blackbeard continues...
Just this yesterday divers salvaged an anchor from what is thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, The Queen Anne's Revenge, from waters off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina. The Queen Anne's Revenge was originally a French slave ship name La Concorde that had a crew of 150-200 and was 100 feet long. Blackbeard captured it in 1717, renamed the vessel and eventually ran it aground near Beaufort. Archaeologists and divers had initially planned on waiting until next year to recover the anchor during a full scale expedition, but they realized that the anchor had become unstable after 300 years underwater and was in danger of being washed away. Two divers brought the anchor to the surface in what was called a "smooth" recovery. The anchor will be on display at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
Just this yesterday divers salvaged an anchor from what is thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, The Queen Anne's Revenge, from waters off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina. The Queen Anne's Revenge was originally a French slave ship name La Concorde that had a crew of 150-200 and was 100 feet long. Blackbeard captured it in 1717, renamed the vessel and eventually ran it aground near Beaufort. Archaeologists and divers had initially planned on waiting until next year to recover the anchor during a full scale expedition, but they realized that the anchor had become unstable after 300 years underwater and was in danger of being washed away. Two divers brought the anchor to the surface in what was called a "smooth" recovery. The anchor will be on display at the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
Posted by Cathy at 10/22/2009 
Categories: Pirates,news,History
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Categories: Pirates,news,History
Tags: Outer Banks news Outer Banks History
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