On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:16:07 -0500, "Keith"
wrote:

They actually board tankers to rob the crew and steal the tv's radios, etc.
Just because the thugs are on water, they call them pirates, vs. robbers on
land. Somehow it brings to mind those movie images.

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Keith
The old pirates were thugs on water too. Modern pirates don't seem
willing to undertake the expense and logistics of maintaining large
ships anymore. The small fast boats they use seem to work well for
them.