Maritime Explorations
On April 26, 1717, the Whydah Gally went down off the coast of Cape Cod — taking her crew, her treasure, and her secrets to the bottom. She lay undiscovered for 267 years.
In 1984, underwater explorer Barry Clifford and the Whydah Project team located the wreck site, making it the first authenticated pirate shipwreck ever discovered. It was a landmark moment in maritime archaeology — and the beginning of a search that continues to this day.