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and you thought your life was interesting:biggrin:,i never saw any of these movies,but found this real life story interesting.
- Thread starter david(tx)
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Wayne in BC
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Black Bart was right though, better to be a pirate than a peon. Life for seamen on board vessels of the 1700's was brutal and short for the most part. To be press ganged onto a British Naval vessel was practically a death sentence. Many men who suffered under oppression saw the opportunity that piracy held, it was one of the early forms of democracies and captains held their position by popular vote with impeachment an ever present possibility.
How exaggerated Black Bart's exploits were is anybody's guess, but it would have been to his advantage to exploit a sense of fear in merchant captains so they would surrender without a fight. Most prizes were released after the cargo had been transferred to the pirates, or merchants of fortune as they case may be. Modern pirates have a much more ruthless reputation, with wholesale slaughter being a common practice, in the age of global communications the term 'Deadmen Tell No Tales' has a terrible interpretation. Many cruisers who have set off in pursuit of their dream of sailing around the world have disappeared but the boats have resurfaced under a different name. Java, Indonesia, the Red Sea, the Caribbean and the Malacca Straits are known pirate zones that should be avoided. There is none of the romance of yesteryear with todays pirates, it's just business.
Thanks for the reread,
Eric
How exaggerated Black Bart's exploits were is anybody's guess, but it would have been to his advantage to exploit a sense of fear in merchant captains so they would surrender without a fight. Most prizes were released after the cargo had been transferred to the pirates, or merchants of fortune as they case may be. Modern pirates have a much more ruthless reputation, with wholesale slaughter being a common practice, in the age of global communications the term 'Deadmen Tell No Tales' has a terrible interpretation. Many cruisers who have set off in pursuit of their dream of sailing around the world have disappeared but the boats have resurfaced under a different name. Java, Indonesia, the Red Sea, the Caribbean and the Malacca Straits are known pirate zones that should be avoided. There is none of the romance of yesteryear with todays pirates, it's just business.
Thanks for the reread,
Eric
