For starters, she was a woman, a former sex worker who married into the pirate life but turned out to be really, really good at piracy. While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a ...

threw up his mission for a life of piracy. He was eventually caught and executed along with his officers, the remainder of his crew being sent to a penal colony in Tasmania. Twenty years later ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

Feldman views initial space piracy incidents might, for example, include taking over a broadcast satellite in geosynchronous Earth orbit, to disrupt a major global media event, say the World Cup.

The announcement came over the vessel's PA system while traveling through the Philippines, a passenger on board said.

Historical Context Piracy in the Horn of Africa is not a new phenomenon. Historical records trace acts of piracy in these waters back centuries, often emanating from the Horn's strategic position ...