During the time of Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten (1350 BC) written descriptions of plundering attacks were occurring by ships that bore no nations flag of allegiance.

• 早在埃及法老阿赫那吞时期（公元前1350年），就已有这样的记载：有不明国籍、不悬挂盟旗的船只，在海上从事掠夺性袭击活动。