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American female pirates (3 P) B. British female pirates (6 P) C. Chinese female pirates (5 P) D. Danish female pirates (2 P) F. French female pirates (3 P) I. Irish ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 December 2024. List of women pirates Zheng Yi Sao (1775–1844; right) as depicted in 1836 Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy Business Female entrepreneurs Gender representation on corporate boards of directors Diversity (politics ...
Ireland's Pirate Queen: The True Story of Grace O'Malley. New York: MJF Books. ISBN 978-1-56731-858-6. (This is a second, American edition of the book above) Cook, Judith (2004). Pirate Queen: the life of Grace O'Malley 1530–1603. Cork: Mercier Press. ISBN 1-85635-443-1. Druett, Joan (2000). She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea ...
Seabourn Spirit, a luxury cruise ship carrying 210 crew members and passengers, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. [12] Riding in two small speedboats, the pirates fired at the ship with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, but the crew drove them off with a water hose and a long range acoustic device. [13]
Helicopters from the Turkish and Danish warships prevented the pirates from taking over the Vietnamese ship. [24] [25] Iran: FV Safari (fishing vessel) 14 (unknown) Captured: 2009-03-16: unknown: Captured: An Iranian factory fishing ship was captured by pirates off the coast of Puntland in an apparent vigilante action. These pirates seem to be ...
A French-Breton pirate. She raided French towns and ships in the English Channel. John Crabbe: d. 1352: 1305–1332 Flanders: Flemish pirate known for his successful use of a ship-mounted catapult. Once won the favor of Robert the Bruce and acted as a naval officer for England during the Hundred Years' War (after being captured by King Edward III.)
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In 2009, 11 of the 20 former crew members of the Maersk Alabama sued the ship's owner, Maersk Line Limited, and operator, Waterman Steamship Corporation, for allegedly knowingly and intentionally sending the ship into pirate-infested waters near Somalia. Despite warnings to stay at least 600 miles away from the coast due to pirate activity ...