I first heard about this story elsewhere but then it popped up again on Jeopardy! last night.
The pirate ship of Henry Morgan was discovered over the summer. A team of archeologists have since been working to recover all sorts of relics.
Interestingly, when the team found itself without funding and unable to continue, a well known sponsor stepped in to provide some money: Captain Morgan USA (obviously!).
Here's the pirate himself:
Read more about the ship and what they're finding here: http://news.discovery.com/history/captain-morgans-pirate-ship-found-110806.html
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