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• Piracy — This article is about maritime piracy. For other uses, see Pirate (disambiguation). The traditional Jolly Roger of piracy …   Wikipedia

• Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …   Wikipedia

• Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… …   Wikipedia

• Piracy on the High Seas — ▪ 2006 by John S. Burnett  To the astonishment of many, high seas piracy, a crime thought long relegated to legend, made headlines in late 2005 when a luxury cruise ship was attacked off the Somali coast. The Seabourn Spirit, carrying 151 Western …   Universalium

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• Piracy Act 1698 — The Piracy Act 1698 c.7 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of England passed in the eleventh year of William III. The long title of the Act is An Act for the more effectuall Suppressions of Piracy . [ William III, 1698 9: An Act for the… …   Wikipedia

• 1718 in piracy — See also 1717 in piracy, other events in 1718, 1719 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy. EventsCaribbean Sea*March Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard, captures the sloop Adventure and the ship Protestant Caesar in the Bay of Honduras. *March April… …   Wikipedia

• 1719 in piracy — See also 1718 in piracy, other events in 1719, 1720 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy. EventsCaribbean Sea*February Charles Vane captures the full rigged ship Kingston , and gives it to his quartermaster, Calico Jack Rackham. The two pirates part …   Wikipedia

• 1680s in piracy — Events= 1680*Bartholomew Sharp embarks on the Pacific Adventure , a raid on Spanish settlements on the South American west coast. On crewman, Basil Ringrose, writes an account of the expedition, later published by Alexander Esquemeling. *James… …   Wikipedia

• 2001 in piracy — See also: 2000 in piracy, other events of 2001, 2002 in piracy and the list of years of Piracy . Events*The International Maritime Organization reports over 50 acts of piracy in the first quarter of 2001, 18 of which occurring in the South China… …   Wikipedia

• 1670s in piracy — See also: list of years of Piracy .Events1670*John Wentworth is appointed colonial governor of Nassau. [ Nothcroft, G.J.H. Sketches of Summerland: Giving Some Account of Nassau and the Bahama . Nassau: Nassau Guardian, 1902. (pg. 276) ] *June… …   Wikipedia