...................................Barry Clifford a native of Cape Cod was a small boy when his Uncle Bill told him a story of a pirate ship sinking off the cost of the Cape. The legion was told of Captain Sam Bellamyas and his pirate ship Whydah. The Captain was sailing to Province Town to meet his long last love. The ship and his crew of Pirates where sailing up the cost with a cargo of ill gotten treasurer.

The Whydah was full of the captured treasures (cargo) of fifty ships. But the luck of the Whydah had run out. The ship was caught in a violent storm off the Cape and was introuble. Captain Bellamy was forced to steer the Whydah toward the beach in an attempt to save his crew. In the last 1 mile of this ships journey it met its destiny. Breaking up in the surf as the crew steered her toward the beach. The ship heavy with cargo broke up in the storm and sank 140 feet of water. Historical records and stories written at the time report that there were survivors.

Stories of a pirate ships sinking were legion's of the past just waiting to be discovered. Barry Clifford was inspired to find that sunken ship because he believed. After years of searching in 1984 Barry Clifford and his dive team found the pirate ship Whdyah. . They were out looking for the whyda down to their last tank of fuel when their efforts paid off! The stories from the past finally came true ! They had found the famous ship off the coast of Cape Cod.

Buried under 20 feet of sand in 140 feet of water since 1717. The legion of pirate landing in P-Town where true. Whydah Pirate Ship sank with its tons of stolen treasure from 50 ships just waiting to be discovered.100,000 artifacts have been brought up and where put on display at the Whyda Pirate Treasure Museum

Go see the Pirate Treasure from the whyadh and learn about Captain Sam Bellamyas the most documented Pirate in the world at the Whyah museum on Macmillan pier

To get in touch :Expedition Whydah 16 Macmillan Wharf P.O. Box 493 Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657

Tel: (508) 487-8899 Toll Free: 877-WHYDAH1 FAX: (508) 487-2530 Internet: whydahinfo@whydah.com Send mail to whydahweb@whydah.com