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- The wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic, a research team claims. The underwater archaeology team, from Indiana University, says they have found the remains of Quedagh Merchant, actively sought by treasure hunters for years.
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Quedagh Merchant. Quedagh Merchant ( / ˈkwiːdɑː ( x )/; Armenian: Քեդահյան վաճառական Qedahyan Waćařakan ), also known as the Cara Merchant and the Adventure Prize, [1] was an Armenian merchant vessel famously captured by Scottish privateer William Kidd on 30 January 1698. The ship was originally owned by a man named ...
Dec 13, 2007 · Indiana University scientist Charles Beeker examines possible wreckage from Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd.
Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an...
A team of Indiana University archaeologists are now excavating and researching the shipwreck near Catalina Island off the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and have found that the archaeological record matches very well with the historical record, indicating that Captain Kidd’s lost ship, the Quedagh Merchant, has been found after more ...
The ship was believed to have been burned at about that time by Kidd’s Dominican colleagues. Kidd fared no better, as he was determined to be a pirate, sent to London, tried, and hanged. Stories of buried treasure abounded, and the wreck of the Quedagh Merchant was much sought after but never found. Until 2007.
Dec 14, 2007 · The barnacled cannons and anchors found stacked beneath just 10 feet of crystalline coastal waters off Catalina Island are believed to be the wreckage of the Quedagh Merchant, a ship abandoned by the Scottish privateer in 1699, Indiana University researchers say.
Dec 15, 2007 · Archaeologists from the University of Indiana say they have found the wreck of the Quedagh Merchant, an Armenian ship loaded with treasures satins, muslins, silver and gold that probably...
