Piracy
is robbery committed at sea by an agent without a commission from a
sovereign
nation. One who commits piracy by engaging in robbery, pillaging, or
plundering
at sea is known as a "pirate." The earliest documented instances of
piracy are the exploits of the Sea Peoples who threatened the Aegean in
the
13th century BC. Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a
significant issue today, particularly in the waters between the Pacific
and
Indian Oceans, off the Somali coast, and in the Strait of Malacca and
Singapore. The Jolly Roger is the traditional name for the
skull-and-cross-bones flags of European and American pirates, and a
symbol for
piracy that has been adopted by filmmakers and toy manufacturers.
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