A Day in the Life of a Pirate Piracy on the high seas may seem
like all fun and games in films like Pirates of the Caribbean
but real-life pirates are a dastardly bunch. We've got the low-
down on what it's really like to live like a pirate! A Pirates
Life - Baby Got BootyA "pirate" is simply a thief on the high
seas, so much of a pirate's life would involve villainous
activities like threatening, killing, stealing and taking
hostages from boats that are isolated at sea. Of course, there's
an awful lot of sailing involved in finding your targets and
making a speedy get-away, so the bulk of the day would include
menial sailing duties (dependant on your rank). Many pirate
ships operated as limited democracies where the captain was
elected by the crew. The pirates would normally share the booty
out among each other - and sometimes give special compensation
to those injured in battle. However, life wasn't all that pretty
for most pirates. The food was poor, so were health conditions
and most pirates died young and