As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.

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In January, the pirates claimed that they released the Sirius Star and its crew after three million dollars was paid.

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The Washington Nationals announced that Strasburg would make his first major league start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June eighth.

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One of the pirates pointed a gun at Captain Phillips and demanded that he order the crew to surrender.

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He offered the pirates a deal. He suggested the pirates could escape using one of the ship's lifeboats.

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The attack took place far from the coast showing the pirates' ability to carry out long distance raids.

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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.

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Pirates have attacked at least sixty-one ships so far, compared to six for the same period last year.

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The warship will forever be linked to the dramatic rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates.

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In seven innings, he gave up only four hits and two earned runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates did not do well the first few years Clemente played on the team.

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It accused the colonial government, for example, of not doing enough to protect ships from pirates.

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More recently,he produced the Pirates of the Caribbean movies starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.

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The Bureau says pirates carried out more attacks last year in the area than ever before.

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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.

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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.

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But soon after his first season, the Pittsburgh Pirates took Clemente for their team.

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Experts say pirates now control at least seventeen ships and three hundred crew members.

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Then the pirates pulled down the false flag, and showed their true colors.

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Each of the nine Pirates in the lineup struck out at least once.

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Many Somali pirates are based in the lawless ports of the Puntland area.

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