Pirates. Goddamn pirates. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, pirates start hijacking luxury boats looking for “da loot”. “About 10 suspected pirates stormed the 288-foot Le Ponant on Friday as it was returning, without passengers, from the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.” Don’t be fooled. These aren’t some Peter Pan type pirates trying to kidnap your beloved fairy, these are brazen and angry land robbers, who have now adapted their robbing style to include the open water. Political instability over the last decade in Somalia has seen a rise in lawlessness. The navy-less country has been relatively powerless in regards to policing these modern day Blackbeardds, leaving it up to the US to coordinate patrols in the area. Despite their best efforts, global pirate attacks rose 10% in 2007, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Now, I know that the Asian region has been prone to pirate attacks since forever, but those dudes are more ninjas than pirates. They show up in the middle of the night and silently take your freedom, leaving a ghost ship behind for the authorities to puzzle over. These Somalian guys though, they’re a different breed. In November 2005, pirates from the same region tried to hijack a cruise ship, in aluminum boats with rocket propelled grenades. You have to admire those sorts of balls.

Story taken from CNN.com