Captain Black Sam, world’s richest pirate's remains and grave possibly discovered

The world’s richest pirate, Captain “ Black Sam ” Bellamy may have eluded capture in life, but efforts to bring him in are still underway – for science, if not justice.

He was one of the most notorious pirates of “the seven seas.” During the 18th century, the “Golden Age” of piracy, his seafaring robberies led him to become the richest pirate ever known, accumulating a wealth equivalent of $120 million in today’s money.

His ship, the Whydah Gally, held more than four and a half tonnes of gold and silver when it was captured in 1717.

It later sank off coast of Cape Cod the same year.

“Over 100 pirates washed ashore on Cape Cod [after the wreck], and our team believe that we have located it,” Casey Sherman, author and filmmaker who partnered with the research team, told The Telegraff “It’s very hallowed ground…Almost every day we’re learning more about what happened 300 years ago.”

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