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Amazon Prime Video - 2019; This interactive film tells the story of siblings Amelia and Jack, who, after suddenly being transported into a pirate world, end up hunting for the treasure of the mysterious Pirate Island. Inbetween story sequences, players can select from various options, thus influencing the course of the plot.
Playmobil (/ p l eɪ m oʊ ˈ b iː l /) [1] [2] is a German line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (Geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany.The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm (3.0 in) tall [3] (1:24 scale) human figure with a smiling face.
Hans Beck (6 May 1929, Greiz – 30 January 2009, Markdorf) was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is often described as "The Father of Playmobil". He began to make toys at an early age and trained as a cabinet maker, before being recruited by toy company Geobra Brandstätter in 1958.
The Revenue Cutter Active captured the pirate vessel India Libre in the Chesapeake Bay on July 18 in 1818. On 1819 August 31. The Capture of the schooner Bravo led by Pirate Captain Jean Le Farges’ vessel engaged cutters Louisiana and Alabama off the coast of Florida. The cutters’ crews boarded the enemy and took the ship in a hand-to-hand ...
Black Buccaneer at Chessington World of Adventures.Riders at the apex of each swing are typically suspended at around 60 feet (18 metres) above the ground. A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride based on pirate ships, consisting of an open, seated gondola (usually in the style of a pirate ship) which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum.
An online computer game was also created, by Sony Online Entertainment, called Pirates CSG Online (based on Pirates of the Spanish Main), which ended on January 31, 2011. [citation needed] In 2007 Pinnacle Entertainment Group released The Pirates of the Spanish Main, a source book for their Savage Worlds role playing game, set in the same world as the CSG.
The use of oars or sweeps allowed the xebec to approach vessels which were becalmed. When used as corsairs, the xebecs carried a crew of between 90 [4] and 400 men. The use of square rig among pirates was initially rare, although after the 1750s a mix between lateen and square rigs became much more widespread. [10]
The band of pirates was relatively large, consisting of around 125 men and three armed schooners. One schooner, Revenge, was an 80-ton vessel armed with five cannon and 35 men; a second, 90-ton schooner had six guns and 30 men; a third vessel measured 60 tons, was armed with three cannon and manned by 60 men. [3]