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The History of Piracy in the Indian Ocean Part II

Primarily in the Indian Ocean, we can see the piracy and the means are just speedboats. It is here that conditions are ideal for seaborne robbery. There are many weak or failed states along the Indian Ocean. In the narrow straits, islands and conflicted region of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand), there continue to be problems with piracy. However, it is to the West where piracy is of global significance. Here is the second part of the history of piracy in the Indian Ocean.
Famous pirates the Indian Ocean 
We all know about the Caribbean pirate Jack Sparrow. We fantasized about him and his ship “pearl”. In movies, it is shown that their hearts are made of gold, not their treasure. Their crimes are minimal, and in the end, they show courage and goodness that would have been shocking to the actual pirates of the Caribbean. There was some actual famous pirate’s existence in the Indian Ocean also. As this area was dominated by colonial powers both the French and English were affianced in business raids in the Indian Ocean. The Mascarene Islands, a part of those Mauritius and Reunion and as well Madagascar and the endless islands of Seychelles were accepted to harbour pirates and corsairs.
Some acclaimed pirates of the arena were:
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George Booth, from the United Kingdom. One of the ancient alive pirates in the Indian Ocean. Died in 1700.
 
John Hasley, a bandit from the American colonies who became a charlatan if his letter of marque expired. He sailed appear Madagascar in 1705 and died there in 1708.
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William Kidd from the United Kingdom. First, a bandit again became a charlatan in 1697 and sailed abreast Madagascar. The United Kingdom had him hanged in 1701.
Olivier Levasseur, accepted as “La Buse”, A French bandit, who became a pirate. Based in Réunion Island area he was again hanged and buried. According to legend, he was active at the abyssal cemetery of the collective of Saint-Paul in 1730. The day he was to be hanged, he threw a coded bulletin into the crowd. To date, cypher was anytime able to break it. The bulletin allegedly indicates area his wealth was buried.
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Of course, one automatically anticipate about treasures whenever pirates are mentioned and the Islands of the Indian Ocean are not allowed to the legends of active or hidden loot, mainly because of La Buse’s coded message. Some covers or abandoned tribute and caves of the islands of the Indian Ocean are sometimes the capacities of rumours of hidden treasures as apparent by the books of the Mauritian columnist Jean-Marie Le Clézio: “Le chercheur d’or” and “Voyage à Rodrigues” which chronicle the adventures of his grandfather, a treasure-hunter.
> Alma Siddiqua

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