Modern Day Pirates
The pirates can come aboard the vessel in a variety of ways. The favorite for the poorer pirates is whilst the ship is in port, sneaking up the gangway, clambering up the sides of the ship from small bumboats or shinning up mooring ropes at the bow or stern. These pirates are just out for what they can get that has not been tied down or locked away, opportunists and desperate. They will typically be armed with knives and although not looking to fight they will attack if they think that they are under threat and cannot escape. The richer pirate will be well organized and it is often thought has inside information as to what cargo is on the ship and what the ships name is before it appears over the horizon. These richer pirates tend to go for ships that are at anchor or even those underway and these pirates are prepared to kill without a blink of the eye.
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