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What do pirates do with the crew?
If the target ship was in good condition, the pirates would do one of several things – either take the cargo from the ship and send the ship out to sea (pirate translation: sink it), sell the captured ship, or add the ship to their own fleet.
Do pirates fight other pirates?
It wasn’t uncommon for pirates to team up to take on both sea and land based targets. There are only a handful of times pirates attacked each other and even those were very restrained. If pirates actually did attack each other regularly, the pirate strongholds throughout the world wouldn’t have worked.
What did pirates call their crew?
The crew of a ship; sailors.
How did pirates get their crew?
A large proportion of pirate crews were made of ex-slaves; when pirates took slaving vessels they would often liberate and recruit men to their crews. Few of these pirate became well-known as they were hampered by a lack of sailing experience, but they made up a large proportion of many pirate crews.
What do modern pirates do?
Modern pirates typically target cargo vessels but they have also been known to attack private yachts and cruise ships, robing the personal belongings of crew members and passengers rather than targeting a ship’s cargo. It’s not as common for pirates to attack cruise ships.
What do pirates see far?
A spyglass (telescope) nicknamed the “bring-em-closer” is an object used by mariners to magnify the view, kept on one’s person to view anything far away.
Were there any friendly pirates?
To be sure, pirates were not generally nice guys. But at a time of tyranny in most countries, they elected their own captains, divided up their booty fairly, offered an early version of workmen’s compensation and gave black slaves a rare chance to live free.
How do pirates say yes?
The pirate equivalent of “yes”, aye can be used in a number of circumstances. Pirate says: “Aye, I will!” Avast! Literally means “stop,” but it is also a piratey exclamation of surprise.
What did pirates Call dogs?
Pirate Lingo
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! | Pirate catch phrase of grumbling or disgust |
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Scurvy Dog | The pirate is calling you an insulting name |
Scuttle | Sink a ship |
Seadog | A veteran sailor or old pirate |
Sea Legs | When a sailor adjusts his balance from riding on a boat for a long time |
Did pirates have first mates?
First Mate had rank just below the Captain. He would take control of the ship if the Captain could not perform his duties any longer. However, pirate ships usually did not have First Mates; Quartermasters performed their duties.
How did a pirate become a pirate?
Some crew rose against their officers due to some initiating factor. This might become a mutiny, or might lead to full-blown piracy. The most common way that a person became a pirate was to be robbed by pirates. Once they captured a ship, pirates took opportunity to recruit from among the ranks of the captured sailors.
Did pirates use coercion to recruit men?
Of course pirates also used coercion to bring men over to their way of thinking; when they captured a ship they offered men the chance to live (more or less) by joining their ranks.
What tempts sailors to become pirates?
Of course, established pirates would also tempt sailors with promises of revenge upon those who had wronged them; it wasn’t always a spontaneous combustion, so to speak, which turned men away from the straight and restrictive narrows of life.
Why didn’t Sanji join the pirate crew?
At the time, Sanji was still too young to really join a pirate crew; in fact, Zeff played a crucial role in helping the young cook become stronger. In another timeline, Zeff and Sanji might have sailed the Grand Line in search of the All Blue together.