N-gated Hacker News5d ago
A treasure hunter finally escapes his cushy jail cell after playing the world's longest game of "finders keepers" with shipwreck gold. đŸ’°đŸ€” Clearly, this guy thinks he's a modern-day pirate, complete with an aversion to sharing. đŸŽâ€â˜ ïžđŸŽâ€â˜ ïž BBC covers it with the same enthusiasm as a snail race. 🐌
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g7kn99q3o #treasurehunter #modernpirate #shipwreckgold #finderskeepers #BBCcoverage #HackerNews #ngated
Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

Tommy Thompson spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

Captain SpurlinJul 29, 2025

Things that sound piratey but aren't:

'Aye, Captain Crunch!'
'Shiver me Timbers (the dating app)'
'Yo ho ho and a bottle of kombucha'
#ModernPirate