Five Pirates Drown with Ransom Share

Well, at last, this sounds like justice was done. News out of Mogadishu, Somalia said that five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom, according to one of their relatives on Saturday. This was the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck of the ship.

The Sirius Star and its 25 crew members sailed safely away on Friday at the end of a two month standoff in the Gulf of Aden. This was where pirates attacked over 100 ships last year. Hundreds more kidnapped sailors remain in the hands of the pirates. It is just too bad they can't run them down and sink all their pirate ships and put a stop to this. I thought pirates were back in the olden days but they seem to be quite active again.

Pirates of the Caribbean Movie

This movie sales into the theaters and took it by storm. It made $112.5 million from Friday to sunday. Last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor "Dead Man's Chest" did quite a bit better. The third installment of Priates of the Caribbean: At World's End didn't do too bad though with the $112.5 million. It was the fifth biggest three day opening ever. Spider-Man 3 made $151.1 million and Shrek the thirs $121.6 million, both outperforming it, however.