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Pirates on the high seas Pirates have been threatening sailors for centuries, only now they use guns and bombs instead of swords. Take a look at this modern menace. Captain Richard Phillips right, master of the cargo ship Maersk-Alabama, who had been captured by pirates, stands alongside U.S. Navy Cmdr. Frank Castellano, commanding officer of USS Bainbridge after being rescued by U.S Naval Forces off the coast of Somalia. Phillips was held hostage for four days by the pirates. US Navy snipers made a split-second decision to shoot dead three Somali pirates holding Phillips on a lifeboat. Picture: AFP The Maersk Alabama prepares to dock at the Mombasa port in Kenya. The ship was being guarded by US Navy Seals. In this image made from video provided by the U.S. Navy, Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips, right, is welcomed aboard the USS Bainbridge after being rescued by U.S. naval forces off the coast of Somalia. Picture: AP A Kenyan armed police officer patrols near the Maersk Alabama, at the port in Mombasa, Kenya. Even as the Maersk Alabama pulled into port, the crew of an Italian-flagged tugboat was being held by pirates who seized it in a new attack. Picture: AP The tugboat MV Buccaneer is seen in an undated photo released by its owners, Micoperi Marine Contractors of Ravenna, Italy on April 11, 2009. Pirates captured the U.S.-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew including 10 Italians in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden. Picture: Reuters Armed pirates stand over French hostages aboard the yacht "Tanit" in this undated handout picture released by the French Ministry of Defence April 11, 2009. French special forces stormed the yacht held by pirates in an assault that killed one hostage, but freed four. Picture: Reuters An armed pirate stands over French hostages aboard the yacht "Tanit" off the coast of Somalia in this undated handout picture released by the French Ministry of Defence April 11, 2009. French special forces stormed the yacht held by pirates in an assault that killed one hostage, but freed four. Picture: Reuters Armed pirates stand over French hostages aboard the yacht "Tanit" off the coast of Somalia in this undated handout picture released by the French Ministry of Defence on April 11, 2009. French special forces stormed the yacht held by pirates in an assault that killed one hostage, but freed four. Picture: Reuters Picture taken on April 10, 2009 of Florent Lemacon left, and pirates on the boat, the Tanit, which was seized by Somali pirates on April 4. The Lemacon family's father, Florent was killed during an operation by French commandos to rescue them and another couple, on April 10, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden. Four others, including a child, were freed after French troops stormed the vessel seized by Somali pirates. Two pirates were killed in the assault on the yacht, three others were captured. Picture: AFP A picture released by the French army taken on April 10, 2009, shows French commandos aboard the Tanit, during an release operation to rescue three-year-old Colin along with other hostages seized by Somali pirates on April 4, 2009, off the coast of Somalia. One of the hostages, who died in the operation, was the owner of the yacht and father of a three-year-old child who had been among the five French hostages. Picture AFP The French yacht Tanit is seen during negotiations between the French navy and the pirates in this undated handout. A French hostage was killed and four others were freed when French forces attacked pirates who had seized the yacht off Somalia. Picture: Reuters French navy forces right, approach the French yacht "Tanit" off the coast of Somalia in this undated handout picture released by the French Ministry of Defence. The French navy forces stormed the yacht held by pirates in an assault that killed one hostage, but freed four. Picture: Reuters A picture released by the French army taken on April 10, 2009, shows French commandos evacuating hostages from the Tanit, during an release operation to rescue three-year-old Colin along with other hostages seized by Somali pirates on April 4, 2009, off the coast of Somalia. Picture: AFP In this undated photo released by the French Defense Ministry, suspected pirates, at left, are seen after they were intercepted by marine commandos of the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia. French navy commandos stormed a French sailboat held by pirates off the Somali coast, in an assault triggered by threats the passengers would be executed. One hostage was killed in the operation. Picture: AP In this undated photo released by the French Defense Ministry on Friday, suspected pirates, at left, are seen after they were intercepted by marine commandos of the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia. French navy commandos stormed a French sailboat held by pirates off the Somali coast on Friday, April 10, 2009, in an assault triggered by threats the passengers would be executed. One hostage was killed in the operation. Picture: AP Pirates off the coast of Somalia prepare to fire an RPG at cruise ship The Seabourn Spirit. Seabourn Spirit at anchor in deep waters off Mahe in the Seychelles in 2005. The cruise ship was attacked by pirates who fired two rocket propelled grenades and shot at the ship with machine guns off the coast of Somalia in an attempted hijacking. Picture: AP New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake. He was murdered by pirates on his boat on the Amazon River in Brazil in 2001. Picture: Reuters Sir Peter Blakes's yacht Seamaster on the Amazon river in 2001. Blake was shot and killed by river pirates during a robbery on his boat. Picture: AP In this this file photo released by the Greek navy on April 1, 2009, a navy commando is seen detaining a speedboat with suspected Somali pirates tied up alongside a Greek frigate in the Gulf of Aden after a failed attack on a Norwegian cargo ship. Picture: AP Suspected pirates are escorted by a Kenyan police officer during their court appearance in Mombassa, Kenya, Wednesday, March 10, 2009, after they were handed over to Kenyan police by the German navy who arrested them off the coast of Somalia. Picture: AP In this 2008 file photo, Somali pirates held by Puntland police forces, sit in Bassaso, Somalia. They've been described as "noble heros" by sympathetic Somalis. Picture: AP This 2008 file photo shows eight Somali pirates in custody at the Kenya Ports Authority Port Police station, in Mombasa, Kenya, where they were being held after being handed over to the Kenyan authorities by the Royal Navy. Picture: AP An unidentified armed man is seen on deck of the American ship, the Maersk Alabama. Picture: AP The 15 Indonesian pirates who hijacked the merchant vessel 'Alondra Rainbow'. Before being arrested, the pirates tried to sink the Japanese-owned vessel carrying aluminium ingots. Picture: AP