Pirates and Piracy                                              Main Page                                                   Home Learn more about historical and modern day Pirates and Piracy      Introduction to Pirates and Piracy - Piracy dates back 3000 years. Pirates - A pirate is often called a highwayman of the sea The Buccaneers - the Buccaneers was the most notorious and feared group of armed men. Led by the Legendary Henry Morgan and operating out of their base in Port Royal, Jamaica, this group of outcasts became the fiercest and most ruthless fighting force the Caribbean ever seen. Pirates of the Caribbean Pirate treasure is buried on some seacoasts and islands. Hoards of money, and other valuables are concealed in Pirates who harassed the Spanish Main buried some of their booty on Caribbean Islands as well as along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. Go here to read more Pirate Ships and Pirate Flags Modern Day Piracy -  Attacks and kidnappings by modern day pirates Rise in Somali pirate attacks: "We prefer hijacking ships to being on land because that way we can feed ourselves," pirate Abdulahi Hasan Afdhub told AFP by satellite phone from a hijacked Taiwanese ship in Somali waters....Read more Sea pirates hijacked the freighter, MV Rozen, Sunday morning.....Read more Somali pirates - Latest news Learn about Pirates and some of the great Famous Pirates at ecani.com