User blog comment:CaptainBonehead/What year is it in the game?/@comment-3327330-20110701184308/@comment-3432656-20110701184757

They say he escaped at the Battle of Ocracoke Inlet in 1718 on the pirates wiki. Don't believe me go to the link and look for the Battle of Ocracoke Inlet section. http://pirates.wikia.com/wiki/Blackbeard