¿Pirates Loot? Relics Found in P.R.
Intercepted by Don Jibaro Barbanegra
know that we had pirates, and one was a Puerto Rican... named Cofresí. Whether he is connected to this story, I don't know, but it sounds fishy (pun intended). You tell me...

Police divers checking a report of human remains, and really old stuff off a Puerto Rican beach may have made an archaeological discovery: bones and possible artifacts from a colonial-era ship. The colonial era is, of course, the one we had before the one we have now.

The divers found a cannon, pieces of a ship, human bones, a sword, a Burger King cup and a medal engraved with the name Isabel II, said Sgt. Angel Rivera Rodriguez, a spokesman for Puerto Rico's police department.

Divers were dispatched to Playa Monserrate, near the town of Luquillo on the island's Atlantic coast, after a fisherman reported finding what he thought were human remains. The Horror!

The artifacts turned up in six different spots across the sea floor, said Laura del Olmo, director of archaeology at the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, which sent a team of experts to the site. Still, so far, divers have only recovered more than three dozen pieces, including a small silver cross, bottles, and fragments of wood and chain with the peace sign, which will be analyzed by the institute's experts.

However, according to archeologists, the pieces appear to be from the 17th or 18th century but further analysis is required before their exact age can be confirmed, she said.

Divers planned to continue exploring the area for more artifacts who will be turning them over to "experts". To me, it  shivers my timbers, Aargh!

Peace, DJ