18 Oct 1998: General view of pirate ship decor at the stadium during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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With a familiar Jolly Roger insignia on the back, the ship measures 55 feet in length and is being sold complete with two cannons and a literal skeleton crew, according to the Facebook listing.

Researchers raised another cannon from an underwater site two miles offshore. They hope it will help prove the sunken wreckage was once the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard. “We knew ...

TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 14: The pirate ship of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates a score with canon fire against the Atlanta Falcons at Raymond James Stadium on September 14, 2008 in Tampa, Florida.

The ship sank in June 1718, after running aground nearby. Despite being an infamous pirate, little is known about Blackbeard, whose real name is believed to have been Edward Teach or Thatch.

The cannons seem to be from the 17th century and five are likely French. Morgan’s flagship “was a captured French vessel, and the mix [of cannons] is the type of thing one would expect for a ...