British Royal Navy ships lured Blackbeard into a battle in Ocracoke Inlet on Nov. 22 ... head was mounted on the bowsprit of a British ship and his body tossed overboard. A search team found ...

On the night of November 21, Maynard and his men spotted Blackbeard’s boat near Ocracoke Island. Although they were far outgunned, they attacked the next morning as Blackbeard’s crew slept off ...

In 1718, Blackbeard had a boozy knees-up over several days with pirates Jack Rackham and Charles Vane on Ocracoke Island ... displayed on the bowsprit of his ship Adventure.

where the legendary pirate Blackbeard died and which is also home to the Watermen of Ocracoke — the fishermen, clammers, ...