A group of filmmakers and archaeologists say they've found the first shipwrecks linked to the real-life pirates who once operated from Nassau in The Bahamas.
In a joint statement in early June, the New Providence Pirates Expedition and Wreckwatch TV announced that they had discovered six shipwrecks near Nassau, including three from the Golden Age of Piracy.
"Until now, not one of their ships has ever come to light in their home waters," researchers said.
The Golden Age of Piracy took place between the 1650s and the 1730s — when pirates operated throughout the Caribbean and other trade routes.
The Bahamas emerged as a center of piracy in the late 17th century, and the release noted that 1,000 pirates and sailors lived in the Nassau port at its peak.
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