The Whydah serves, ironically, as both a symbol of oppression … [Learn More...] about They Found Freedom under the Skull & Crossbones
Shipwreck Center Mission
The Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation is a private, independent, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to research and education at the frontiers of undersea exploration. Its three-fold mission is to explore history as preserved in the sea, to study how the sea functions and interacts with mankind, and to communicate its findings to the public. To fulfill this mission, it must: Vision: The … Learn More about Shipwreck Center Mission
Research on 17th and 18th Century Pirate Shipwrecks at Ilôt Madame, Sainte-Marie, Madagascar
In early 2000 the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation launched the first of many expeditions to Sainte Marie, Madagascar where a number of shipwreck sites were discovered initially by the observation of ballast piles, cannons, timbers and a scattered exposed artifacts near Ambodifotatra Bay. The hypothesis was raised these shipwreck sites were that of … Learn more about Research on 17th and 18th Century Pirate Shipwrecks at Ilôt Madame, Sainte-Marie, Madagascar
