1.   A sure sign that direct broadcast TV is sailing toward success is the fact that the pirates have already boarded.

2.   But when the pirates board the ship, which has been disabled by a confederate, they find no signs of life and plenty of indications of death.

3.   Four pirates boarded the boat, ripped out some high-tech communications equipment, then left.

4.   Armed with knives, sea pirates boarded two foreign ships anchored outside Colombo port and stole their cargo, officials said Tuesday.

5.   Heavily-armed pirates forcibly board vessels ranging from small pleasure craft to large tankers, stealing their cargo and other equipment.

6.   The pirates boarded the ship and stripped it of its navigation gear.

7.   The pirates boarded the launch Tuesday as it went to Khepupara from nearby Galachipa along the Bay of Bengal.

8.   The crew were handcuffed after the pirates boarded the Belize-registered ship, which went undetected for five days after the pirates repainted and renamed the vessel.