List of Pirates - Piracy in The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: 1901-

Piracy in The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: 1901-


Name Life Years Active Country of origin Comments
Boysie Singh 1908–1957 1947–1956 Trinidad Active in the waters between Venezuela and Trinidad. Singh commonly attacked fishing boats, killing the crew and stealing the boat engine, before sinking the boat and selling the engine.
"Roaring" Dan Seavey 1867–1949 1900–1930 United States Active in the American Great Lakes.
Felix von Luckner 1881–1966 1916–1917 Germany German navy officer nobleman privateer who the epithet Der Seeteufel (the Sea-Devil) -- and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers (the Emperor's Pirates) -- for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler (Windjammer) (Sea Eagle) in 1916–1917, during World War I.
Peter de Neumann 1917–1972 21 June 1941 United Kingdom Second Officer aboard the RN prize vessel Criton (captured from the Vichy French). Widely known as "The Man From Timbuctoo".
Asad 'Booyah' Abdulahi 1966- 1998- Somalia Somali pirate boss, active in capturing ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean for ransoms.
Abdul Hassan 1969- 2005- Somalia Somali pirate nicknamed "the one who never sleeps". Leader of the 350-men strong group "Central Regional Coast Guard", active in capturing ships for ransoms.

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