Pirates

Captain Phillips is a Hokey High Seas Drama Apt to Turn Stomachs and Elicit Groans

A Hollywood-style A Hijacking for dummies.

In A Hijacking, the Pirate Life Is Tense

Summer 2013 Film Guide

Stolen Seas: In Deep With Honest-to-God Pirates

Talk Like A Pirate, Get A Free Krispy Kreme

We love absurd food holidays, especially when there are free giveaways involved. Wednesday, September 19 is "Talk Like A Pirate Day" and Krispy Kreme is giving any buccaneer who enters their stores talking like a pirate. The lad or lass who comes in wearing full pirate attire gets a free dozen Ori ... More >>

The Pirate Bay: Soon To Be Banned?

The Pirate Bay has taken some hard hits in the past few months. Though the file-sharing site announced in February that it would delate torrents and move entirely to magnet links, law enforcement has continued to mobilize against the operation. In March, for instance, a leaked doc suggested Swed ... More >>

SOPA: Has It Returned?

In what's being called a "SOPA-style blackout," an Indian court has demanded that the subcontinent's internet service providers ban 104 websites said to feature "unauthorized" media -- bolstering similar efforts in the U.S. and the rest of the world. Chris Dodd, chair and CEO of the Motion Pictur ... More >>

Pirate School, For the Merchant Sailor in You

The three Arrrrrs: Maritime schools tackle the seafaring menace

Paterson, The Governor Who Forgot To Get Mad

Do something, Dave, will ya?

Pirate Sad in Jail, Which Makes Tabs Want to Punish Him More

The teenage Somali pirate wept in court yesterday as he was arraigned for the Maersk Alabama case. As he is five foot two and emaciated, he presented a pathetic spectacle, which did not prevent Andrea Peyser from judging him harshly: While admitting Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse "looked more like an urch ... More >>

Teen Pirate Makes Splashy Debut in New York

The sole surviving Somali pirate, Abduhl Wali-i-Musi, came into New York last night in preparation for his federal trail on hostage-taking and piracy charges. Photos show the teenage pirate to be near-skeletal, but smiling nonetheless, perhaps because even American prison represents a significant im ... More >>

Pirate Coming Here for Trial; Local Crewmen Talk to Press

Lots of Somali pirate aftermath in the papers today: the Post interviews local heroes from the Maersk, who describe the ordeal outlined in the Maersk email we posted on last night: dark on the ship, hot in the hold where the crew hid, scared pirate hostage, etc. The Daily News focuses on Harlem's Wi ... More >>

'Maersk Alabama' Update: Why Giving Merchant Seamen Weapons Won't Help

While a crewman aboard the M/V/ Maersk Alabama seems to imply in a note to friends that merchant vessels need weapons to battle future Somali pirate attacks, a leading maritime security expert says that's not such a good idea.    "I assume the company will be forced into taking some k ... More >>

Maersk Email Shows Tense Standoff, Resourceful Crew, "Desperate" Pirates (UPDATE: Full Text of Email)

The crew of the M/V Maersk Alabama acted quickly to take control of key areas of the vessel after Somali pirates attacked on April 8, according to a crewmember's account obtained by the Voice. (The text of the email can be found after the jump.) The insider's emailed account of the initial day o ... More >>

Rescue From Somali Pirates is -- You Guessed It! -- Another Obama Failure, Say Rightbloggers

If rightbloggers have a theme song, it must be ABBA's "Waterloo": And how could I ever refuse/I feel like I win when I lose. Their obsessive rapid response to Obama-related events has only one purpose: to declare a big win for their side, no matter what happens and even if it renders their earlier ... More >>

Pirates Attack Yanks, Yanks Fight Back -- All Obama's Fault!

When Somali pirates grabbed a ship with an American crew, rightbloggers immediately declared, as usual, it was proof that Obama is a failure. "So far, the White House response has been weak," said Michelle Malkin within seconds. "Will this be a 'new chance for dialogue'?" sneered Hot Air. "Why were ... More >>

Jollyship the Whiz-Bang: Born to Rum

Party ahoy! Ars Nova's stupid-fun pirate musical

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

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