http://news.yahoo.com/ap-impact-party-seems-over-somali-pirates-201115675.html I guess pillaging and looting just isn't what it used to be...
Are you sure that you're not describing the Maine coast? Everyone's out of work or catching lobsters that they can't make any money on and if they (Mainers) tried their hand at piracy, they'd screw that up well. Oh well, there's ALWAYS welfare...