Graveyard of the Atlantic then drive his ship ashore following the false light. The first recorded shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina was in the early 16th century. This wreck was reported in 1526, off the mouth of Cape Fear River. The large numbers of explorers who came to the area in subsequent years had to travel through the rough waters to get to the coast of North Carolina. In June 1718, Edward Teach — better known as Blackbeard the pirate — ran his flagship, the "Queen Anne's Revenge", aground near present-day Beaufort Inlet, NC. Thirty two years later, in August 1750, at
Patch the Pirate Patch the Pirate Patch the Pirate is an Evangelical Christian series of character-building, comical, musical recordings for children produced by Majesty Music. These comical capers teach Christian values to children through story and song recordings, children’s choir clubs, and radio programs. Patch the Pirate is played by Ron "Patch" Hamilton, who is a popular Christian singer, songwriter, composer, evangelist, and personality. Ron Hamilton has created and published 38 Patch the Pirate Adventures including the first release "Patch the Pirate Goes to Space" in 1982 and the latest release in 2017 "Time Twisters". Over 2 million Patch the Pirate adventures have