Forget Pirates of The Caribbean - Here's The Truth About Pirates From ...

25.05.11

On hearing the word, pirate, or for that matter buccaneer one instantly conjures up that ever so endearing image of a chap in knee-high boots, gold earrings, one leg and an eye patch singing ‘yo-ho ho and a bottle of rum ‘. But today pirates are back in the news albeit relocated to the Indian Ocean where Somalian seafaring brigands are making headlines filching massive commercial vessels cruisers ships and anything that floats holding both the crew and cargo to ransom. Recently they purloined an oil tanker full to the gills with £67million of crude oil, have so fat netted some $30 million in ransom and are holding some 14 ships and 250 crew members to hostage. No better time then  to peruse the history of piracy because, in truth, we all love a bit of the olde swash.

Source: Sabotage Times