Yes, pirates still exist today, such as off of the east coast of Africa. See the related links below for more information.
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∙ 14y agoyes they do but they may not sound or look like many people think they do. they steal other peoples boats and usally are drug runners
AnswerThey continue to be a plague among boaters, both pleasure and commercial.
AnswerWell there are present day pirates, but instead of swords, they use machine guns. They are basically present day robbers of the sea. That's all.
They continue to exist and recently there were at least two incidents where ships were attached by pirates.
Pirates is a term that basically describes someone who plunders another's possessions, usually at sea.
Pirates became prominent during the 18th Century when the nations of Europe were trying to control the seas so they could claim new lands. Pirates from Africa became a problem for the US.
Somalia is a typical example of modern day piracy
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∙ 15y agoUnfortunately yes. Piracy is big business of the cost of Somalia for example. Pirates use captured boats with machine guns mounted and mobile phones. Today the Somalian pirates they have captured a French boat and are demanding one million dollars ransom for the release of the crew.
Larissa Sementa
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∙ 14y agoyes there are.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Modern pirates do exist.
Yes, pirates have existed for thousands of years. They still exist today.
Of course! Pirates still exist now!
pirates still do exist.
pirates are still here today.
Pirates still exist. Some currently operate off the coast of Somalia.
Pirates still live today and started around Egyptian times.
The incas don't exist today
Yes it does exist today, but it did not exist until the 1920's.
yes iis still exist
Slavery did exist in 2004 and still exists today.
Olympia, Greece does not exist today.
No. They wouldn't be called pirates if they were. Pirates have been around for centuries and still exist. The one outstanding thing about pirates is they make their own rules and change them when they need to.