But one local group of Harpswell men were determined to stop one of the most menacing of these privateers in Casco Bay and take his ship as a prize. Ever since 1775, these British privateers ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Italian cruise ship carrying 1,200 passengers and crew fended off a pirate attack near the Seychelles ... Italians as well as Austrians, Swiss and British citizens. Initial reports of the ...

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 ...