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At any rate, the survivors were left aboard their emptied ships, which the pirates set free to continue on their voyage back to India. The loot from Ganj-i-sawai , the greatest ship in the Mughal fleet, totaled somewhere between £200,000 and £600,000, including 500,000 gold and silver pieces.
Robert Edwards (supposedly died c.1738) [1] was a Welsh buccaneer who descendants claim was given 77 acres (310,000 m 2) of largely unsettled Manhattan by Queen Anne of the Kingdom of Great Britain for his services in disrupting Spanish sea lanes.
George Grossmith as General Stanley, wearing Wolseley's trademark moustache. Pirates premiered on 31 December 1879 in New York and was an immediate hit. [20] On 2 January 1880, Sullivan wrote, in another letter to his mother from New York, "The libretto is ingenious, clever, wonderfully funny in parts, and sometimes brilliant in dialogue – beautifully written for music, as is all Gilbert ...
This shipwreck's gold, silver, and emeralds helped spawn a golden age of piracy in the Bahamas and excavators keep finding more treasure Jenny McGrath September 6, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Radio Newyork International was the name of a pirate radio station which broadcast from a ship anchored in international waters off Long Beach, New York, United States in 1987 and 1988. The history of Radio Newyork International (RNI) is linked with the Falling Star Network and other New York City area pirate radio stations.
The Charlton Street Gang of river pirates raided ship cargo in the mid-late 19th century along the New York City waterfront. Sadie Farrell [ 1 ] ( fl. 1869) was an alleged semi- folklorish American criminal, gang leader and river pirate known under the pseudonym Sadie the Goat .
The Staten Island boat graveyard is a marine scrapyard located in the Arthur Kill in Rossville, near the Fresh Kills Landfill, on the West Shore of Staten Island, New York City. It is known by many other names including the Witte Marine Scrap Yard , the Arthur Kill Boat Yard , and the Tugboat Graveyard .
Emily Barnes is the New York State Team consumer advocate reporter for the USA TODAY Network. ... Package theft: 7 tips to defend against porch pirates in NY. Show comments. Advertisement ...