Pirate Captain Kidd's 'treasure' found in Madagascar. Captain Kidd's Treasure. Captain Kidd's Treasure Updated on 02/26/2017 at 04:02:55 It seems that Captain Kidd's actual history and today's legends of buried. Treasure said to belong to infamous pirate Captain Kidd has been found by divers in the. Kidd's treasure found off Madagascar, report says. Story highlights. Expedition by explorer Barry Clifford may have found Capt. Kidd treasure off Madagascar. Explorers have turned up silver bar weighing more than 1. CNN)Explorers in Madagascar may have found treasure from the infamous Capt. Kidd, according to a report. An expedition overseen by underwater explorer Barry Clifford has located a silver bar believed to have been left by William Kidd, the 1. Scottish pirate, the BBC said. The bar, weighing more than 1. Ile Sainte- Marie on Madagascar's northeastern coast. Clifford is no stranger to amazing finds. In 1. 98. 4, he located the pirate ship Whydah off Massachusetts' Cape Cod, the . The treasure of the Whydah, which went down in 1. African jewelry and weaponry. Clifford also led an expedition that was thought to have found the Christopher Columbus ship Santa Maria, but a UNESCO team later determined the ship dated from much later. Clifford's work in Madagascar dates back to at least 1. Kidd's ship Adventure Galley. Kidd has long had a reputation as a brutal pirate, though historians have noted he was less cruel than his contemporaries. Born in Scotland in 1. Today the private island is home to. Captain Kidd's Treasure Will Be Unearthed Soon by 'King of High Island. Written by: Blake Skadron . Legend has it the infamous British Pirate Captain Kidd. Treasure Plucked From Shipwreck New York and was eventually hired to protect English ships in the Caribbean. After some success, he returned to England and began to captain the Adventure Galley. The Adventure Galley was intended for the Caribbean as well, but with little work, Kidd turned to Madagascar and the Indian Ocean. While sailing near the tip of India, he spotted the Quedagh Merchant, a ship with all sorts of valuables. Kidd and his crew attacked and took over the ship. Unfortunately for Kidd, the owner of the Quedagh Merchant had powerful connections in London, and Kidd was arrested, tried and hanged in 1. Nevertheless, legend has followed the sea captain around - - particularly the belief that he left buried treasure all over the world. The Madagascar find may settle that question to at least some degree. From the East Coast to the Caribbean, the search takes him to a real pirate shipwreck and to the island hideout of the notorious buccaneer.
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