ɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt hiː lˈɛd ɐ flˈiːt ʌv θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ɡˈælɪz tə pˈʌnɪʃ ðə dælmˈeɪʃən pˈaɪɹəts, ðə nˈæɹəntˌaɪnz, fɔːɹ ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ɹˈeɪdɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst vᵻnˈiːʃən ʃˈɪpɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˌædɹɪˈæɾɪk sˈiː.
In 948 he led a fleet of 33 galleys to punish the Dalmatian pirates, the Narentines, for repeatedly raiding against Venetian shipping in the Adriatic Sea.