How did ancient pirates find passing merchant ships on the vast sea?

The ancient pirates were able to find passing merchant ships in the vast sea because:Ancient shipping routes were generally fixed; And the time period is also relatively fixed; There are also the dates on which merchant ships sometimes sail on merchant ships or by special agencies that sell them. Merchant ships can only temporarily avoid pirate interception when changing their routes, and since the sea is sometimes unstable, it is generally more prudent to use this route

When we watch the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", we will be infected by the plot and will be impressed by the courage and agility of the pirates. So how did pirates get trained, or how did they find merchant ships in the middle of the ocean? I think the following points are included:

In ancient times, shipping routes were generally fixed

This is because the surface of the sea is not facing the land, and we can see clearly what is on the land at a glance, but the surface of the sea has deep mysteries. There are undercurrents in some places, reefs in others; In some places, there are sharks that have an impact on the route, and because the land is divided, the air information is generally fixed.

The time period is also relatively fixed

The route is fixed, the time period is also relatively fixed, which is reflected in the busy seasons and more shipping, and this time is also the time when the pirate ship is infested, as a pirate, it will also send more people to intercept it by hand to obtain the treasures on board. Such a fixed place and time provided convenience for pirates to find merchant ships.

The date on which a merchant ship or a merchant ship has a special agency selling it

In addition, pirates, like bandits, are mercenary, and they will also buy and sell information about merchant ships through similar spy agencies in the middle, which gives them more leverage to find merchant ships. In addition, pirates also train personnel such as sentinels to go around and gather such information.

Because the **route** is a specified area, plus the pirates have intelligence, when there are merchant ships passing by, the pirates are very clear, so you can find passing merchant ships on the vast sea.

In ancient times, pirates were all tipped off by someone who was tweaking the story, usually an undercover agent embedded in a caravan, and these undercover agents told the pirates so that they could find them.

They usually arrange for their eyeliner to inquire about the places where the merchant ships pass by, or sometimes it may be a matter of luck, and they also wait on the road that some merchant ships must pass through.

Ancient pirates were also supported by intelligence, for example, in the United States before independence, they made a lot of money through banditry, and there were often sailors' rebellions on merchant ships, and sailors would flow to pirates.

It is usually an undercover agent planted in the caravan, and the pirates have someone to ventilate the caravan or the rebellion of the sailors, so that the pirates can know the location of the merchant ship.

Pirates were backed by intelligence, and the pre-independence United States made a fortune from banditry. (Specifically, there are two main businesses, the first is to sell stolen goods, and the second is to wholesale supplies to pirates.) ）

The fixed ** route limits the area, the monsoon ** limits the time period, the pirates have intelligence support, and the United States before independence made a lot of money from the bandits. Sailor rebellions often occur on merchant ships, and sailors flow to pirates.

The colonies turned to the coastal pirates for help, allowing them to loot the ships arriving in Hong Kong to replenish their country's urgent needs. So needless to say, the Pirates of the Caribbean at this time have actually become the identity of "material regulators". And the information about the prey will also be provided by the colonies.

Their way of "determining the target" is actually even simpler: driving the fleet to the ports of Mediterranean countries to directly meet the ships and grab the ships, and see the people to grab the people.

I think the main reason is that these pirates are familiar enough with the area that they know that someone is coming in when there is a stir, so they can find it.