Convicted pirates in 18th-century Britain were hanged at the edge of the sea at low tide and left until three tides had washed over their corpses.
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Claws and effect
By Maija Palmer, Salamander Davoudi, Tim Bradshaw and Jim Pickard in London and Joseph Menn in San Francisco
Published: August 28 2009 22:18 | Last updated: August 28 2009 22:18
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