Do modern-day pirates exist?

[Acanthus]

About a year ago the US navy attacked and sank a pirate vessel.

 

[imported_Baloo]

For sure there are pirates near Africa, but are the Modern-day pirates, or old-school?

 

[FallenHero]

http://gprime.net/flash.php/youareapirate


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLsJyfN0ICU

 

[Uppsala9496]

On the 16th the AP released the following article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...re_af/pirate_attacks_2

EDIT:
A total of 198 attacks on ships were reported between January and September, up from 174 in the same period in 2006, the International Maritime Bureau said.