As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
In January, the pirates claimed that they released the Sirius Star and its crew after three million dollars was paid.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
The Washington Nationals announced that Strasburg would make his first major league start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June eighth.
VOA: special.2010.06.18
One of the pirates pointed a gun at Captain Phillips and demanded that he order the crew to surrender.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
He offered the pirates a deal. He suggested the pirates could escape using one of the ship's lifeboats.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
The attack took place far from the coast showing the pirates' ability to carry out long distance raids.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
From the fifteen hundreds to the seventeen hundreds, pirates from Britain attacked French and Spanish ships carrying riches.
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They defended it against both French and Spanish forces, and against raids by Yamasee Indians and by pirates.
VOA: special.2010.10.04
Pirates have attacked at least sixty-one ships so far, compared to six for the same period last year.
VOA: special.2009.04.25
The warship will forever be linked to the dramatic rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
In seven innings, he gave up only four hits and two earned runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
VOA: special.2010.06.18
The Pittsburgh Pirates did not do well the first few years Clemente played on the team.
VOA: special.2010.04.11
It accused the colonial government, for example, of not doing enough to protect ships from pirates.
VOA: special.2009.04.20
More recently,he produced the Pirates of the Caribbean movies starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
VOA: special.2010.03.12
The Bureau says pirates carried out more attacks last year in the area than ever before.
VOA: special.2009.04.25
Experts on language say the expression was born more than two hundred fifty years ago, when pirates sailed the seas, attacking and robbing trade ships.
VOA: special.2009.05.24
Last November, Somali pirates seized a Saudi oil tanker carrying two million containers of oil.
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But already this year, pirates have carried out more than eighty-four attacks in the waters of the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast.
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The Congressional Research Service estimates that pirates were paid more than thirty million dollars for the release of ships and crews they held last year.
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Somalia's Prime Minister is calling for a halt to ransom payments to pirates and kidnappers.
VOA: special.2009.04.25
But soon after his first season, the Pittsburgh Pirates took Clemente for their team.
VOA: special.2010.04.11
Experts say pirates now control at least seventeen ships and three hundred crew members.
VOA: special.2009.04.25
Then the pirates pulled down the false flag, and showed their true colors.
VOA: special.2009.05.24
Each of the nine Pirates in the lineup struck out at least once.
VOA: special.2010.06.18
Many Somali pirates are based in the lawless ports of the Puntland area.
VOA: special.2009.05.27
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