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The Atlantic Ocean can be an unpredictable place. Hurricanes, nor'easters, and other tropical disturbances plagued the age of sail just as they continue to harass the region today. But how did such storms impact the Golden Age of Piracy? Join Kim and Pam in the foreboding story of the Whydah, captured by pirate captain Sam Bellamy in 1717 and obliterated by a storm only two months later that only left two survivors.
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The Atlantic Ocean can be an unpredictable place. Hurricanes, nor'easters, and other tropical disturbances plagued the age of sail just as they continue to harass the region today. But how did such storms impact the Golden Age of Piracy? Join Kim and Pam in the foreboding story of the Whydah, captured by pirate captain Sam Bellamy in 1717 and obliterated by a storm only two months later that only left two survivors.

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