Just off the coast of Madagascar, buried beneath centuries of coral and sand, researchers may have finally found the remains of one of the most legendary pirate heists of the 18th century. Befitting of a Goonies-style fantasy, it’s loaded with treasure. The discovery was detailed in the latest issue of Wreckwatch Magazine, the very real publication for exclusive news and features about the world of shipwreck hunting. That’s living proof that the delightful ultra-specificity of the magazine world has not died just yet. You can read the team’s published research paper here. In 1721, a Portuguese warship called Nossa ... (full story)