In Photos: Pirate Ship Discovered in the UK

By Tom Metcalfe
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Protected history

Pirate shipwreck

(Image credit: Mark Milburn)

The wreck of the Schiedam is listed as a protected shipwreck by the Historic England agency, which means that divers need a permit to visit it.

Milburn and Gibbins from Cornwall Maritime Archaeology are keeping watch on the wreck for the agency, and have permission to recover any artifacts they feel might be at risk.

Tom Metcalfe
Live Science Contributor

Tom Metcalfe is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor who is based in London in the United Kingdom. Tom writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has also written for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & Space, and many others.