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Pirate’s Life for Me?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a pirate? Well, one thing’s for sure — it wouldn’t be easy.
The life of a pirate was extremely dangerous, requiring a lot of physical strength and hard manual labor. And it wasn’t just stealing treasure. In fact, most pirates worked at least twelve hours a day, bailing out water from the ship’s hull, swabbing the deck, mending and hoisting sails, and rowing the junk with oars.
Summer and fall were especially dangerous times of the year, with sudden typhoons and squalls destroying many pirate fleets. Pirates were often injured or even tossed overboard during bad storms. Some junks wouldn’t even make it out of the storm at all and would end up shipwrecked at the bottom of the ocean. Legend has it there are still ship graveyards deep beneath the sea.
A pirate’s life was a treacherous one, full of danger and physically demanding activities. Many fishermen could only stand to work as pirates half the year, and others just resorted to piracy on occasion. But for some, the risk was worth it for a chance at freedom, treasure, and adventure on the high seas.