From Live Science:
Pirates are a hot topic these days, as modern buccaneers continue to terrorize the world's busy shipping lanes much like their counterparts did in the heyday of piracy several centuries ago.
Despite having been glamorized in films and books, that classic pirate was just as feared as those currently making headlines. Many began pirating life as privateers -- sailors hired by governments to act as part-time warships and marauders against enemy commerce ships in designated zones -- but found the raiding so lucrative that they eventually struck out on their own.
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