Blackbeard's anchor recovered off NC coast

AP ^ | May 27, 2011 | MARTHA WAGGONER

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – An anchor from what's believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard's flagship has been raised from the ocean floor off the North Carolina coast.

Archaeologists believe the anchor recovered Friday is from the Queen Anne's Revenge, which sank in 1718. That was five months before Blackbeard was killed in a battle.

The artifact is the third-largest item at the shipwreck, outsized only by two other anchors.

Researchers retrieved the anchor from the shipwreck about 20 feet under water...

The anchor is about 11 feet long.

[Beowulf9]

"pirate ships were very democratic with the crew taking votes on what to do.." "A shrewd and calculating leader, Teach avoided the use of force, relying instead on his fearsome image to elicit the response he desired from those he robbed. Contrary to the modern-day picture of the traditional tyrannical pirate, he commanded his vessels with the permission of their crews and there are no known accounts of his ever having harmed or murdered those he held captive. He was romanticised after his death, and became the inspiration for a number of pirate-themed works of fiction across a range of genres." http://www.answers.com/topic/blackbeard

[21twelve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLDz8PSSkc

I meant to post this awhile ago on the subject of Pirates. The epic song “Pirates” by Emerson Lake and Palmer. I always thought it would have made a great song for a movie. A buddy of mine that is into sailing heard it once and said “These guy’s must sail - they got it all right!” (Not sure if that is true or not - but a great song to close your eyes and imagine to.)