Despite it being an island, piracy in Australia was not defined in the same way as other nations. Defined as an ugly and shocking crime committed at sea, piracy was not a norm in the land down under. However, that is not to say that there were no exciting events that happened on the Australian coast. Australian pirates were simply a rare breed.
Pirating in the ancient world was more a way of life than an occasional occurrence. Anyone with the means and the resourced could build a ship, take it out to see, capture an enemy vessel, and keep whatever spoils the find onboard for themselves. It was typical for various people to come together and form …
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The Malacca Strait is a vital communication line that connects the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It is jointly governed by Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. One thirds of the global transport of crude oil and nearly a quarter of global trade go through this strait, which is only 37km wide at its narrowest point. But …
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Althrough the days of pirates has gone, and now the waters occupied by pirates takes very little of the oceans, but this criminal group which once stormed the world, has left a deep mark in modern human life. Their glorious past can be found in many aspects of human society, from art to life, and …
Speaking of pirates, it is always hard to distinguish between facts and legends. But indisputably there are female pirates in the history. And the best among them were two female pirates in Jamaica in the early 18th century.
Barbary pirates are the Muslim pirate group active between 16th and 19th century. Why did they become notorious? Because they were bloodthirsty and they invloved in the century-lasting slave trade of European people.
As we know, pirates pose great threat to merchant ships and fishing vessels on the ocean. But in their robberies they can accumulate a great amount of wealth, that is the reason why the stories of pirate treasures are widely circulated all over the world Due to the death of their owners, many of such …
On the ocean, merchant ships and fishing vessels are always trying to avoid any encounters with pirates. And it is common to find them being chased by pirates. But even the most vicious pirate will keep away from navies, since they are not a patch on navies in terms of tonnages, equipments or training.
Global changes followed the discovery of the New World. Maritime civilization started to gain the upper hand of the competition with land civilization. With battleships and cannons, many small countries became world empires, representatively Spain, Portugal, Holland, England and France.