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Research conducted in the Bahamas has revealed that the wreck of a 17th-century ship found off the coast of Great Bahama Island is a Spanish galleon carrying valuables worth over $5 million.

As a result, most pirates avoided attacking British Navy ships and instead focused on the naval fleets of Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, three of England's enemies in the 17th century.