Pirate Hunters

Filled with facts and stories from the golden age of piracy, Pirate Hunters was hard to put down. It was fascinating. Then around the halfway point the book turned away from pirates. Instead it focused on the personal lives and back stories of the main divers. While interesting, it added very little to the story.

Eventually the story circles back for the search, but the journey is short lived. It's hampered with more drama than a teenage movie. It grew boring. It took a solid 4 star book down to a 2. I had to force myself through the second half.

Some interesting takeaways:
Diving is incredibly dangerous. Youth doesn't make you safe.
Wreck diving is also incredibly dangerous.

Pirates didn't bury their treasure, they spent it and lived a life of freedom
Hollywood's portrayal of pirates is mostly incorrect.