There are reports that pirates cooperate with each other to seize ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

So fruitful is their land that they are spared the evil necessity of traveling on ships and there you have an interesting point about the Greeks.

他们的土地丰饶,这一切让他们远离了航行的厄运,这时你会发现关于希腊很有趣的一点

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

In the 1630s there are 2,500 trading ships.

630年,这里大概有两千五百艘商船

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

There are ships carrying heavy equipment and aid that are being held at the ports of Port-au-Prince and Saint-Marc and they can't unload because people are demanding payoffs.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Not much oil was spilled, but the message was clear: so long as there are ships, and humans steer them, accidents will happen, and may be huge ones.

ECONOMIST: The Exxon Valdez

There are many ships that have 150-ton lifting capacity in the modern fleet, and where as years ago we traditionally called things over 150-ton as heavy lift cargo, that story is different today.

FORBES: Intermarine Executives Discuss Ship Financing, Piracy, and Global Maritime Trade