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Blackbeard’s anchor lifted from sea after 293 years

bellinghamherald.com

The waves just off Atlantic Beach were a little too large, and dozens of researchers, state history officials and journalists watched, transfixed as crewmembers of the Research Vessel Dan Moore – two on ropes and one at the controls of the hydraulic lift – tried to stop the nearly 3,000-pound anchor from swinging out of control.

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