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Archaeologists believe that they have found the 300-year-old wreck of the last ship captured by a notorious pirate known as La Buse. But the whereabouts of its treasures remain a mystery.

Olivier Laurent is the deputy director of photography at The Washington Post, managing photo editors and staff photographers across the newsroom, with a specific emphasis on the international ...

After years of research, archaeologists think they have discovered the remains of a lost ship that was attacked by pirates ...

A long-lost pirate ship packed with treasure worth a staggering $138 million has been discovered off the coast of Madagascar.

When famed pirates overtook a Portuguese ship in 1721 once laden with treasure (now valued over $138 million), the battle ...