When most people hear the word “pirate,” they picture Pirates of the Caribbean or Black Sails. But real-world piracy stretches back centuries and included women who wielded authority on their ships ...

Red Dragon Pirate Cruises in Port Aransas has a new captain at the helm, and she's making history in the Coastal Bend. Dale Gonzales, also known as Captain Poison, is the first female pirate ship ...

When we imagine pirates, we often picture rugged, bearded men with eye patches like Blackbeard or Captain Jack Sparrow.

But it’s also as good a time as any to celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting some of the worst-behaved women in ...

The high seas were never as deadly as when the fearless female pirate duo of Anne Bonny and Mary Read ruled the waves. The pair shattered stereotypes by fighting harder than their male crew members.

Ahoy matey, and beware all ye who dare to read on: The tale of Anne Bonny is one of horror and woe. One of the few recorded female pirates in history, Anne’s story has become so legendary that the ...