Pirates Arrested off Somalia

During a recent conversation about Grace O'Malley my younger daughter was surprised to learn that pirates still swashbuckle their way across the high seas. Of course, without the special filters of romance (in the literary sense) and nostalgia it's probably easier to think of them as thieves and killers in boats, but where's the "Yarrrr" in that.

National Geographic News reports that Somali forces have arrested seven alleged pirates during a rescue operation of a hijacked ship off the Somali coast. [video here]. The waters off Somalia and Yemen are reported to be especially pirate-ridden these days, so plan accordingly.