A New ECU Research Untangles the ‘Blackbeard Lore’

It’s been speculated that Blackbeard intentionally ran his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, aground near Beaufort in 1718.
Now, more than 300 years later, new research from East Carolina University in Greenville shows that theory may hold water.
Dozens of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge about a mile off the coast suggests the vessel was riddled with leaks and was repaired using sheets of lead.

ECU research suggests Blackbeard intentionally grounded his ship,...