How Pirates Survived Months Without Fresh Food at Sea in 1720

In 1720, a pirate ship crossing open ocean had no refrigeration, no ports on demand, and no guarantee of the next meal yet crews survived for months by turning scarcity into strategy, rationing what little they had and adapting brutal tricks passed down through generations of sailors. This video dives into the grim reality of feeding a ship full of outlaws far from land, where hardtack, salted meat, and sheer desperation kept men alive when starvation seemed inevitable. How far would you have gone to survive on a pirate ship with no fresh food in sight ?