indian, arab and european pirates plundering together?

[summsi]

Could there be indian and/or arab pirates in an otherwise european pirate crew?

If yes, were could they be used together, only indian ocean?

[gamer Mac]

There was a lot of pirate activity around the Indian ocean with European and Indian pirates. I imagine there would have been Arabs about as well. Madigasgar was a pirate hot bed.

[Cory]

Starting in the 17th century and then in ever increasing numbers ship crews grew more cosmopolitan. In the Carribean some of the former slaves were Arabs as well as other Arabs who had sailed out with Arab slaver vessels, at least so say occasional geneologies I've seen.

Indians and sailors from numerous south Pacific cultures could be found in ports through out the Spanish empire, so go ahead use them anywhere in judicious numbers.

[richarDISNEY]

Why not?  It's your game...

[summsi]

Of course it is my game, but I still would like to know if it is historical correct.