The larger sister island here, Roatan, has some history. There are stories that Captain Morgan’s lost booty are in Utila waters.
“In 1650, the Spanish attacked Old Port Royal, attempting to oust its British loggers-turned-pirates. After besieging the coastline for days, the English were finally defeated and forced out of Old Port Royal.
The Spanish, however, opted not to establish their own community there in place of the British, leaving Old Port Royal – and the rest of Roatan – open for other pirates to utilize as a safe harbor. And use the island they did. By the mid-1700s it was estimated that some 5,000 pirates were using Roatan, including famous pirates like Henry Morgan, John Coxen, Blackbeard, and Van Horn.This was the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, short-lived though it was, as the end of the 1700s saw a major decline in piracy activities in the region. The majority of these pirates were English, Dutch, and French, and the Bay Islands became a favorite locale for seeking safe haven.”
http://www.go2roatan.com/bay-islands-pirates-history/
