1.   Unfortunately Phil had unwittingly chosen a bad time to clash with the pirate radio vessel.

2.   A few weeks ago, I abandoned the sinking ship of newspaper journalism and hopped aboard a pirate vessel, the Internet.

3.   A rover can also be a pirate, pirate vessel or, more likely in this case, a random target.

4.   Tabloids produced lurid headlines about a mysterious pirate vessel manned by naked savages.

5.   Pirate vessels from CCAMLR countries, flying flags of convenience to disguise their country of origin, have been identified as part of the toothfish fleet.

6.   In February, a Philippine navy patrol boat cornered a suspected Chinese pirate vessel after a sea chase and gunbattle near Subic Freeport west of Manila.

7.   He said they were fed only rice for five days and made to transfer the cigarette shipment to the pirate vessel by night.

8.   The Philippines navy captured a suspected Chinese pirate cargo vessel after a gunfight with six Philippine patrol boats, navy officials said Sunday.

9.   The Philippines navy captured a suspected Chinese pirate cargo vessel after a gunfight with three Philippine patrol boats, navy officials said Sunday.