By Katie Paul, Tina Peng and Genevieve Walker
After a string of kidnappings in Kenya, it seems the notorious Somali pirates are making up the rules as they go. Their latest activities include attacking a vacationing couple at an upscale beachfront hotel and snatching a retired journalist from her island home before taking off on the high seas with her. As long as men have been transporting goods at sea, there have been other men—and a few women—eager to risk a one-way trip to the boneyard for a chance to make off with the booty. How do today's pirates compare to those of yore? From Captain Morgan to the Black Bart, read about some of the world's most infamous maritime marauders ever to set sail.
