Questions about piracy

[AgentJean]

Is there some from of writ or warrent that allows private ships to hunt down, attack, and loot priate vessels and don't such writs allow the captian of the private ship keep all looted booty from said priate ship?

 

[deerslayer]

Gaaaaaarrrr!

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: AgentJean
Is there some from of writ or warrent that allows private ships to hunt down, attack, and loot priate vessels and don't such writs allow the captian of the private ship keep all looted booty from said priate ship?

Yeah.

 

[Heisenberg]

Letters of marque

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Letters of marque

nice find... learnin new things everyday.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Ye be mistaking the writ a pirate himself takes to plunder enemies of a King or State in their name, letters of marque.


( Curse ye Heisenberg for thy quickness of wiki! Yarrrrr!!!! )

 

[dwcal]

And the letter of marque actually makes you a privateer, not a pirate. It's basically state-sanctioned piracy.

 

[pontifex]

You are a pirate!
SFW


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NSFW, but inludes pirates AND ninjas!