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Admiral Zheng He’s Treasure Fleet

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March 8, 2010

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Agencies in China and Kenya penned an agreement last month to investigate the cultural links between China and Kenya in Kenya’s Lamu Archpelago, which include an exploration of sunken ships from Admiral Zheng He’s treasure fleet.

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Hells Angels And The Magical Pirate Skull

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When the fearsome Baltic pirate Klaus Störtebeker was executed 600 years ago his headless body is said to have walked 40 feet along the length of Hamburg quayside.
He had struck a deal with the elders of the port: any of his 70 men that he managed to pass in his post-decapitation walk should be spared. [...]

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National Marine Sanctuary Shipwrecks

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The mission of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries is to serve as the trustee for the nation’s system of marine protected areas, to conserve, protect, and enhance their biodiversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy.
Here are just a few of the many shipwrecks they manage and document and their stories:

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The Shipwreck Of The Treasure Ship La Vierge Du Bon Port

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This East Indiaman is probably one of the richest French vessel ever lost at sea and never found.
The La Vierge du Bon Port was bought in Saint Malo in 1664, armed with 30 cannons and 300 tons of cargo space. Her captain, Truchot de la Chesnaie, from Saint Malo also, was commanding this vessel on [...]

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Odyssey Marine To Search for 70 Million In Silver

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An official attempt to find a ship containing £70m worth of silver, which was sunk during the second world war, has been announced by the British government. It has teamed up with a private company in the hope of salvaging the treasure.
The target is the SS Gairsoppa, which was on its way from India to [...]

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The Search For The Lost Ship Endurance

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David Mearns calls it the shipwreck hunter’s ”ultimate challenge”: finding the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton’s vessel the Endurance.
Fresh from discovering the wreck of the torpedoed Australian hospital ship the Centaur, off the coast of Queensland, Mearns wants to voyage to the South Pole to find Shackleton’s vessel, which was lost in 1915.

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Millions In Gold Lost In Florida Shipwreck

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Spain was the first nation to benefit from the discovery of the New World. The Spanish conquered Mexico, Central America and South America, and their investment is these newly acquired countries began to pay off with interest.
Silver and gold were discovered, and shipments of these precious metals were soon on their way back to Spain. [...]

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The Pirate Craze

Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of “Black Sam” Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor’easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels to the ocean’s bottom.
The lore launched Clifford on a life [...]

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B.C. researchers discover gold rush ghost ship in Yukon lake

A B.C.-led team of archeologists has discovered the wreck of a Klondike Gold Rush steamer perfectly preserved in the icy waters of Lake Laberge, north of Whitehorse.
The vessel A.J. Goddard sank in a winter storm 108 years ago, leaving behind a snapshot of life during the frenzy of prospecting and mining that engorged the Yukon [...]

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