LONDON, England (CNN)-- More than 1,000 British tourists on a round-the-world cruise were ushered to safety amid fears their ship was being ... Somalia have become a pirate hotspot in recent ...

The British intelligence Officer sailed on daring missions during the First World War with a skull and crossbones flag after ...

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.

up until his demise at the hands of the British Navy in 1718. Naturally, Blackbeard's status as the most feared pirate of his time made him and his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, ripe for ...

Due to British trade restrictions ... The Jolly Roger is the name given to a flag which identifies a pirate ship. It was typically a black flag that featured either a skull and crossbones ...

was a real-life pirate who sailed the West Indies and Caribbean in the late 1600s. His ship, Queen Anne's Revenge, was attacked by the British Royal Navy in 1718 and he was later beheaded on ...