Blackbeard crashed his pirate ship on purpose because it leaked

Queen Anne’s Revenge, the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, ran aground in 1718 and was abandoned by its crew. A new analysis says this may have been done on purpose

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2248020-blackbeard-crashed-his-pirate-ship-on-purpose-because-it-leaked/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home