Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Pirates still deadly...

This time it's not in fun like "Talk like a Pirate Day", there are still those out there who try to pirate ships, and it usually ends with people being hurt or killed. This most recent incident, Crew wins deadly pirate battle off Somalia the crew fought them off. As the CNN article points out four other ships in the region remain in pirate hands. Rather than being interested in plundering the cargo for valuables, in addition to stealing things from the ships, the main goal of today's pirates is to hold the ship for ransom.

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