Do pirates still exist today anywhere?

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Some pirates operate off the coast of Somalia. Oct 21 06, 10:49 PM

counter123

There was a cruise ship attacked by pirates within the past year. Oct 21 06, 10:53 PM

athangglider52

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5146582.stm TEXT: Forget Johnny Depp and cutlasses. Pirates today carry AK-47s and use speed boats to plunder gas tankers and aid ships - with six attacks this week alone. "Off Acheh, Malacca straits: Armed pirates in an unlit speedboat, blue hull, length about 10 metres. Approached a bulk carrier underway. They tried to board from stern. Raised alarm, crew mustered and activated fire hoses and directed search lights. Noticing crew alertness, pirates aborted boarding." This isn't a scene from a movie, it's a real-life report of a pirate attack on Monday off the coast of Indonesia. [Text added from provided link -- Zb] Oct 21 06, 11:00 PM

What-A-Mess

Pirates are more common than one may expect. Especially those who commandeer drug runner boats by force. Very profitable, but deadly! And yet more....... The International Chamber of Commerce and the International Maritime Bureau operate the Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) in Kuala Lumpur. They say there were 276 acts of piracy in 2005, 329 in 2004, 445 in 2003, 370 in 2002, 335 in 2001, and 469 in 2000. The attacks in 2005 resulted in 404 crew members being taken hostage. Twelve are still missing. http://globalization.about.com/od/globaltrade/a/modernpirates.htm Oct 21 06, 11:07 PM

tobertz_20

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates TEXT: Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue (with estimated worldwide losses of US $13 to $16 billion per year, particularly in the waters between the Pacific and Indian Oceans, off the Somali coast, and also in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, which are used by over 50,000 commercial ships a year. [Text added from provided link -- Zb] Jan 18 09, 6:44 AM

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