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Posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011 - 03:34 AM UTC
As a huge fan of pirates I thought I would share this. I was excited to hear the news.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/27/national/main20066855.shtml

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/27/blackbeard-anchor.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43195956/ns/technology_and_science/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/05/28/2011-05-28_blackbeard_liked_big_anchors_archaeologists_recover_giant_artifact_from_sunken_p.html


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Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011 - 06:25 AM UTC
Read an article on the BBC site about it. That is a hefty piece of iron to haul in with a capstan.
Julian
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