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Six skeletons unearthed from wreck of pirate ship Whydah off Cape Cod coast
By Travis Andersen Globe Staff,Updated February 10, 2021, 4:36 p.m.
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The Whydah Pirate Museum uncovered six skeletons on board a shipwreck on Wednesday.Whydah Pirate Museum
The investigative team at the Whydah Pirate Museum in West Yarmouth on Wednesday announced what it said was the discovery of the remains of at least six skeletons recently unearthed from the wreck site of the Whydah, a pirate ship that sank in waters off Wellfleet in 1717.
The remains, identified in several large concretions, are currently being examined by underwater explorer Barry Clifford and his team, the museum said in a statement. Clifford, the statement said, in 1984 discovered the Whydah Galley, which remains the worldâs only authenticated pirate wreck.
| UPDATED: 12:48, Wed, Feb 10, 2021
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