Here in Lake Worth we think pirates are fun. We glorify them, make resolutions honoring them and try to win raft races looking like them. What happens usually is that their boat sinks.
A dirty rotten pirate was captured by Belgium. Read more
And for some Trivia: Piracy has impeded the delivery of shipments and increased shipping expenses, costing an estimated $6.6 to $6.9 billion a year in global trade according to Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP.
According to Wikipedia, there were 151 attacks on ships in 2011, compared with 127 in 2010 - but only 25 successful hijacks compared to 47 in 2010. Pirates were holding 10 vessels and 159 hostages in February 2012. In 2011, pirates earned $146m, an average of $4.87m per ship. An estimated 3,000 to 5,000 pirates operated; by February 2012. 1,000 had been captured and were going through legal processes in 21 countries.
All pirates need to be stopped.
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