Cashing in...

Everybody loves them some Johnny Depp...



...and everybody wants to cash in on the impending return of Captain Jack Sparrow to the big screen. But who knew how far some would go to ride those Pirates of the Caribbean blockbuster coattails...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A Japanese cargo ship on Tuesday foiled a pirate attack in the Strait of Malacca off Indonesia's coast, days after pirates raided two U.N.-chartered vessels in the same area, a maritime watchdog said.

The attacks raised concerns about a resurgence of piracy in the strait, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and a key link between Asia and Europe.

In the latest attack, pirates on an unlit speedboat off Indonesia's Sumatra island followed the 26,989-gross-tonnage Japanese ship and tried to board it from the stern...

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