pirate activity
High seas robbery
Pirate activity covers acts associated with pirates—robbery, hijacking, or violence at sea.
The phrase often appears in news reports about modern maritime crime: Pirate activity has increased off the Somali coast.
It also describes the broader phenomenon rather than specific incidents: The navy patrols waters known for pirate activity.
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- Jolly RogerBuccaneer's standard
- skull and crossbonesSkeletal danger symbol
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
walk the plank · yo ho ho · privateering · buccaneering · corsair · bootlegging · plundering · treasure · torrenting · smuggling · letters of marque · gold · ransom · doubloon · galleon · copyright infringement · mutiny · hijacking
legality/legitimacy
pirate activitymerchant shipping
Commercial maritime freight transport
fair trade · naval service · commercial enterprise · free trade · cargo transport