Becoming a ship captain in video games provides a sense of freedom, exploration, and ship-to-ship combat. Captaining a ship in games involves managing crew, upgrading ships, and making decisions under ...

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Are we entering a Pirate Renaissance? No, but we might be entering a Pirates of the Caribbean Renaissance. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is opening its first-ever tavern based on the franchise.

Chief mate faked radio conversation with U.S. Navy to scare pirates off ship. April 6, 2010— -- When pirates attacked Capt. Richard Phillips' ship last April, he tried to fend them off by firing ...

Bermudians were given the chance to tour a modern-day pirate ship over the weekend. John Paul Dejoria, an anti-whaling vessel owned by the conservation group Neptune’s Pirates, had dozens of visitors ...

Pirates were rebuffed when crew opened fire. March 8, 2011 -- The Maersk Alabama was targeted again by suspected Somali pirates today, a U.S. official told ABC News. This is at least the third time ...

(For more coverage of the pirate crisis click on [nPIRATES]) * U.S. Navy said captain's life was in danger * President Obama authorized use of force * Pirates vow revenge against U.S. and France * ...

* Somali pirates seize ship carrying weapons * Also attack oil tanker north east of Seychelles * EU force says that attack furthest yet from Somalia * Gunmen expect Spain to free jailed colleagues ...

When most people imagine a pirate, they picture actor Johnny Depp playing the mad but likable swashbuckler Jack Sparrow, captain of the sailing ship the Black Pearl. A 1915 edition of ‘Treasure Island ...