Port Royal Sunken City of Pirates and Treasure

Port Royal, Jamaica, commonly referred to as "the wickedest city on earth" conjures images of marauding pirates, daring naval conquests, looting, riches, destruction and devastation. It boats an intriguing and turbulent history as it rapidly grew to become the most important trading post in the New World. At the height of its glittering wealth, on June 7, 1692, Port Royal was consumed by an earthquake and two thirds of the town sank into the sea. A series of fires and hurricanes followed and the town was never restored to its former glory.






Mansfield, Rackham, BIackbeard - names that in the 17th century people were filled with anxiety. The King of Pirates: Sir Henry Morgan, ruler of an empire which with a condescending undertone was said that it was the wildest place on earth : Port Royal. A city that reminded Sodom and Gomorrah, corrupt, voluptuous and rich. Port Royal would have to pay high price for the pact they made with the pirates. in 1692 the earth shook its foundations. The old Port Royal sank into the sea and took the pirate treasure with it.