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US Coast Guard rescues man off Royal Canadian Navy vessel
Officials say that the condition of the patient is unknown.
By Navy Times staff
Supreme Court to hear pirate ship case
The justices said Monday they will hear arguments in the fall in a copyright case involving the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which was discovered off North Carolina’s coast in 1996.
Dive teams probe Alaska waters for missing passengers after 2 planes collided
Dive teams plunged into the icy cold waters of a southeast Alaska inlet Tuesday, searching an area the size of 24 football fields for two cruise ship passengers missing after two sightseeing planes collided.
What researchers are learning about pirate weapons!
Armaments from Blackbeard's ship showcase the art of violence on the high seas.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
Navy dumps hazardous material into Puget Sound, says Washington state attorney general
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the U.S. Navy dumped hazardous waste including copper and zinc, into Puget Sound and must be stopped from doing it again.
Wood from Blackbeard’s flagship has become ‘very precious’
Storms, strong currents and shipworms have destroyed all but a few remaining pieces of the famed Queen Anne's Revenge, which capsized 300 years ago.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
Blackbeard the pirate goes on ‘trial’ in NC courtroom
A cast of political and legal adversaries met in a Beaufort County courtroom Friday to argue the guilt or innocence of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, 300 years after he was killed in a battle in the waters off North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island.
By Martha Quillin, The (Charlotte, N.C.) News & Observer via AP
Old house has a grisly connection to the Coast Guard
"The Coast Guard boat came by and piled the bodies on the deck and put sheets over them."
By Dan Radel, Asbury Park Press