Two shipwrecks off Costa Rica were long thought to be the remains of pirate ships, but new analyses reveal that they were ...

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica that were previously believed to be pirate ships are ...

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.

"Did You Know? is the team that brings you incredible human interest stories that will amaze and inspire. Discover tales of ...

Denmark's National Museum said two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica were previously thought to have been ...

Video released by Clearwater Police shows a center-console boat plowing into the back of the ferry, killing Jose Castro and ...

From chief product officer Shishir Mehrotra to originals head Susanne Daniels, YouTube employees reflect on key moments in ...

Saturday marks the 308th anniversary of the sinking of the pirate ship, Whydah, after one of the worst storms in history hit the boat off the coast of Cape Cod.

The two vessels had been trafficking hundreds of enslaved Africans when a navigational error led them astray. They sank off the coast of Costa Rica in the 18th century ...

“As pirates, rum is our drink of choice. We get through hundreds go bottles of rum a year.” The Ship Inn interior boasts 25 types of rum - some of which is very rare - and pub cold cabinets ...

However, unlike aircraft carriers, cruise ships aren't armed to the teeth, which makes them giant targets for pirates, both figuratively and literally. As surprising as it sounds, pirates are ...