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Shipwrecks Discovered Near the Bahamas Tantalize Researchers With Possible Ties to the Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Key takeaways
- The team investigated numerous shipwrecks in Nassau s harbor and nearby.
- Now, archaeologists and filmmakers have discovered remnants from that period, often referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy.
- In late 2025, researchers dived with permission in the closed zone of Nassau’s harbor and discovered six wrecks, including three with suspected ties to the era of piracy.
The team investigated numerous shipwrecks in Nassau s harbor and nearby. Sean Kingsley, © Wreckwatch TV Today, Nassau is a popular tourist destination in the Bahamas, with white-sand beaches and cerulean waters ideal for swimming, snorkeling and diving. But centuries ago, it wasn’t travelers who flocked to its sunny shores—it was pirates.
During the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Nassau was a notorious hideout for buccaneers, privateers and outlaws, attracting infamous figures like “King of Pirates” Henry Avery, Blackbeard, Benjamin Hornigold, “Calico” Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny
Now, archaeologists and filmmakers have discovered remnants from that period, often referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy. Their work is the subject of a new Wreckwatch TV documentary series and a feature story published in the latest issue of Wreckwatch magazine.