Pirates were sailors who stole from others. They sailed on ships and not lived on them. Ship life was hard. There was no beds or bunks, no cooking, no washing, no bathrooms. The crews on ships were often very rough men. When they were in port they were off the ship.
it is what pirates do
the crow's nest
Not usually. Pirates were sometimes given ships by governments that wanted to hire them, sometimes they were wealthy enough to have ships built for them, sometimes they just commandeered other ships.
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In August 1943, following the failure of the Danes to surrender the Danish Navy to Germany, 31 ships were scuttled by their own Danish crews.
They did not pose a threat to the US proper, but they did pose a threat to US shipping, and to the shipping of other seafaring nations. They were capturing ships, stealing their cargoes, and selling the crews and passengers into slavery in North Africa.
No you cannot steal ships on Pirates Online.
for other boats, eh ships to plunder,aaarrrgh
Ships were commonly raided during voyages. Pirates often raided Spanish ships for treasure and these ships were also raided and attacked by ships from other countries.
The British Royal Navy were stopping American ships and taking sailors to be on the British crews.
In the US the Coast Guard save ships and their crews/passengers.