Don’t know if you have seen/been following this story, but a huge Saudi oil tanker was seized by Somali pirates recently. Yes, piracy is still strong. Weird, eh?
Apparently, things are progressing, but not towards a solution. An Indian warship has destroyed a pirate vessel, while the pirates have gone ahead and seized two more ships.
I doubt any of these pirates are as good-willed or amusing as Johnny Depp, but still—there’s got to be a good story in there.