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Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in Mississippi River Near St. Louis
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Dennis
Mar 29, 2014, 5:15:35 PM3/29/14
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Amd evem a pirate ship!
Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in Mississippi River Near St.
Louis
http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
mississippi-river-st-louis/
Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
ship-arch
ST LOUIS, Mo – A group of amateur divers this weekend discovered a sunken
pirate ship in the Mississippi river south of St. Louis.
The discovery was made Saturday near Oakville, Missouri after a group of
divers, searching for lost river boat artifacts, came across the large
ship.
“We have found parts of smaller river boats before. At first we thought it
was just another one of those,” Jake Turner, one of the divers, tells us.
“We quickly noticed that this was no ordinary boat, instead it became clear
that this was an old sailing ship.”
The ship they discovered was the Negrito, captained by legendary Pacific
pirate Black Eye Dan. According to legend the Negrito went vanished in 1708
and is believed to have sunk somewhere in the south Pacific. Various
treasure hunters searched for several years for the missing ship with no
luck.
Aboard the ship the divers found a large number of gold and jade artifacts,
along with over 100 barrels of honey infused moonshine, which is likely the
reason the pirates sailed to the area originally.
The divers say they will keep any treasure and artifacts, but will donate
the ship itself to the city of St. Louis to be used as a museum. The boat
will be on display under the Gateway Arch, inside the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, where a permanent exhibit will be constructed.
“We are thrilled to add the ship to the memorial,” St Louis visitor’s
bureau president Nat Hudson tells us. “We did receive several request from
the ancestors of the ship to return it to south-east Asia. We figured
however it was in everyone’s best interest to drag it out for the world to
see while we make a few bucks charging admission. We will respect the
families by giving them free admission and a 25% discount off all
merchandise though.”
Hudson says a temporary exhibit for the ship will officially open in April.
The St. Louis visitor’s bureau will hold a contest between now and the
opening for people to come up with the best conspiracy theory about how the
ship reached St. Louis. Best entries will be shared on all major
Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in Mississippi River Near St.
Louis
http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
mississippi-river-st-louis/
Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
ship-arch
ST LOUIS, Mo – A group of amateur divers this weekend discovered a sunken
pirate ship in the Mississippi river south of St. Louis.
The discovery was made Saturday near Oakville, Missouri after a group of
divers, searching for lost river boat artifacts, came across the large
ship.
“We have found parts of smaller river boats before. At first we thought it
was just another one of those,” Jake Turner, one of the divers, tells us.
“We quickly noticed that this was no ordinary boat, instead it became clear
that this was an old sailing ship.”
The ship they discovered was the Negrito, captained by legendary Pacific
pirate Black Eye Dan. According to legend the Negrito went vanished in 1708
and is believed to have sunk somewhere in the south Pacific. Various
treasure hunters searched for several years for the missing ship with no
luck.
Aboard the ship the divers found a large number of gold and jade artifacts,
along with over 100 barrels of honey infused moonshine, which is likely the
reason the pirates sailed to the area originally.
The divers say they will keep any treasure and artifacts, but will donate
the ship itself to the city of St. Louis to be used as a museum. The boat
will be on display under the Gateway Arch, inside the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, where a permanent exhibit will be constructed.
“We are thrilled to add the ship to the memorial,” St Louis visitor’s
bureau president Nat Hudson tells us. “We did receive several request from
the ancestors of the ship to return it to south-east Asia. We figured
however it was in everyone’s best interest to drag it out for the world to
see while we make a few bucks charging admission. We will respect the
families by giving them free admission and a 25% discount off all
merchandise though.”
Hudson says a temporary exhibit for the ship will officially open in April.
The St. Louis visitor’s bureau will hold a contest between now and the
opening for people to come up with the best conspiracy theory about how the
ship reached St. Louis. Best entries will be shared on all major
dav...@agent.com
Mar 30, 2014, 3:50:12 AM3/30/14
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, Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in MS River Near St. Louis
"RockCity Times is a satire news organization based in Little Rock,
Arkansas. The content on here, while often grounded in reality, is
generally ridiculous crap that we make up and should be treated as
such. While we strive to maintain neutrality in the stories we present
on the site, be warned that we can be bought off with tacos, cupcakes,
booze, or money. We will try to give disclosure when appropriate"
>Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in MS River Near St. Louis
>
>http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
>mississippi-river-st-louis/
>Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
Rock City Times is a satire news site. From their About Us page:
>http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
>mississippi-river-st-louis/
>Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
"RockCity Times is a satire news organization based in Little Rock,
Arkansas. The content on here, while often grounded in reality, is
generally ridiculous crap that we make up and should be treated as
such. While we strive to maintain neutrality in the stories we present
on the site, be warned that we can be bought off with tacos, cupcakes,
booze, or money. We will try to give disclosure when appropriate"
Dennis
Mar 31, 2014, 11:39:21 PM3/31/14
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wrote:
> , Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in MS River Near St. Louis
>>
>>http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
>>mississippi-river-st-louis/
>>Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
>
> Rock City Times is a satire news site. From their About Us page:
> "RockCity Times is a satire news organization based in Little Rock,
> Arkansas. The content on here, while often grounded in reality, is
> generally ridiculous crap that we make up and should be treated as
> such. While we strive to maintain neutrality in the stories we present
> on the site, be warned that we can be bought off with tacos, cupcakes,
> booze, or money. We will try to give disclosure when appropriate"
Whoa! My bad. I didn't know that. That's like taking something from "The
Onion" seriously
Dennis
> , Dennis <tsalagi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Divers Find 300 Year Old Sunken Pirate Ship in MS River Near St. Louis
>>
>>http://www.rockcitytimes.com/divers-find-300-year-sunken-pirate-ship-
>>mississippi-river-st-louis/
>>Greg Henderson — March 24, 2014
>
> Rock City Times is a satire news site. From their About Us page:
> "RockCity Times is a satire news organization based in Little Rock,
> Arkansas. The content on here, while often grounded in reality, is
> generally ridiculous crap that we make up and should be treated as
> such. While we strive to maintain neutrality in the stories we present
> on the site, be warned that we can be bought off with tacos, cupcakes,
> booze, or money. We will try to give disclosure when appropriate"
Onion" seriously
Dennis
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