Tom Metcalfe is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor who is based in London in the United Kingdom. Tom writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has also written for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & Space, and many others.
Wreck-hunters have discovered the remains of a small 17th-century pirate ship, known as a Barbary corsair, in deep water between Spain and Morocco.
But it was carrying a cargo of pots and pans made in the North African city of Algiers, probably so that it could masquerade as a trading vessel. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The 2005 expedition also found the wrecks of ancient Roman and Phoenician ships in the area, Stemm said.
Much of the western coastline of North Africa, from modern-day Morocco to Libya, was known as the"Barbary Coast" at the time — a name derived from the Berber people who lived there; and its pirates were a major threat for more than 200 years, preying on ships and conducting slave raids along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe.
Image 1 of 2Sunken shipThe corsair wreck lies on the seafloor in the Strait of Gibraltar, at a depth of about 2,700 feet .
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