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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically intending to steal cargo and valuable goods, or take hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships. The earliest documented instances of piracy date to the…

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Etymology

History

Culture and social structure

Known pirate shipwrecks

Privateers

Commerce raiders

Contemporary piracy

Anti-piracy measures

Legal aspects

Cultural perceptions

Economics of piracy

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Piracy

Nodes650
Edges649
Triples311
Avg. degree2
Density0.003077
Components1

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Piracy

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related to Privateers · 31
Piracy → Algerians, Barbary, British, Congress, Dunkirk, Dunkirkers, England, For, From, Furthermore, His, However, In, John, Knights, Maltese, Mediterranean, One, Ottoman Empire, Queen Elizabeth
related to External links · 27
Piracy → Aden, Archived, Archived August, Armed Robbery Report, Blackbeard's, Commerce, Commercial Crime Services, EU, EU NAVFOR Somalia, European Union Naval Force, Fayetteville ObserverEpisode, Gulf, International Chamber, International Maritime Organization, Live Piracy, Maritime Security, NPR, October, Operation Atalanta, Piracy-Studies
related to Self-defense · 27
Piracy → Aden, Africa, Arabian Sea Area, Best Management Practices, BMP4, Coast, Deter Piracy, EU, EUNAVFOR, Forum, Gulf, Horn, International Maritime Bureau, International Recommended Transit Corridor, IRTC, It, Maritime Security Centre, MSCHOA, NATO, OCIMF
related to Contemporary piracy · 25
Piracy → Africa, Amazon, Amazon River, Brazil, Danube, European Union, Guinea, Gulf, Horn, In, Indian Ocean, Malacca, New Zealand, Red Sea, Romanian, Seaborne, Serbian, Singapore, Sir Peter Blake, Somali
related to Southeast Asia · 25
Piracy → Arab, August, Austronesian, Balanguingui, Borneo, Bugis, Chinese, Early European, European, Iban, In, Iranun, Islam, Island Southeast Asia, It, Japanese, Malays, Numerous, Pirate Wind, September
related to Cultural perceptions · 23
Piracy → Algeria, Annaba, Bona, Captain Charles Johnson's, Captain Johnson, Caribbean, David Cordingly, General History, Golden Age, Hugely, In, Island, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London, Pirate Songs, Pirate's Song, Pirates, Pyrates, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure, The
related to Caribbean · 17
Piracy → According, Alexandre Exquemelin, By, Caribbean, England, France, French, Hispaniola, Hispaniola's, Osorio, Pierre Le Grand, Spain, Spanish, The, This, Tortuga, United Provinces
related to North America · 16
Piracy → America, Anglo-Spanish War, Army, English, Fort Kaskaskia, Illinois, In, Louis, Mississippi River, North America, Ohio River, Peter Easton, River, St, The, Tower Rock
related to South Asia · 16
Piracy → AD, Arab, Arabian Sea, Bawarij, Ceylon, Chola Empire, Chola Navy, Kallarani, Pirates, Royal Navy, Royal Pardon, Sindh, Sindhi, Their, They, Umayyad
related to Economics of piracy · 13
Piracy → British, Business, Cyrus Karraker's, David Starkey, French, Leeson, Note, Patrick Crowhurst, Peter, Pirates, Sources, The Hidden Economics, The Invisible Hook

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pirates pirate ships sea also century trade states caribbean ship many british international vessels maritime would coast often one united

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Piracyis aact of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area0.90text
xebecsinstance ofwhen they were gradually replaced with highly maneuverable sailing vessels0.80text
brigantinesinstance ofwhen they were gradually replaced with highly maneuverable sailing vessels0.80text
those at Ty-ho Bayinstance ofMajor battles were fought0.80text
the Tonkin River though pirate junks continued operating off China for years moreinstance ofMajor battles were fought0.80text
sugarinstance ofand return to Europe with goods0.80text
tobaccoinstance ofand return to Europe with goods0.80text
and cocoainstance ofand return to Europe with goods0.80text
François Le Clercinstance ofPirates and corsairs0.80text
Jacques de Soresinstance ofPirates and corsairs0.80text
Francis Drake defeat in Gran Canariainstance ofPirates and corsairs0.80text
Pieter van der Doesinstance ofPirates and corsairs0.80text

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