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August 8, 2011

Maybe There's Rum: Captain Morgan's Ship Found

Discovery News, Discovery News


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The lost wreckage of a ship belonging to 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan has been discovered in Panama, said a team of U.S. archaeologists -- and the maker of Captain Morgan rum.

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