Small Wars at Sea: 21st century piracy

[Bill Moore]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/crime-...3BtaA--;_ylv=3

I found it interesting that the most active area for piracy now is off the Indonesian coast again. Navy seems to be doing a good job off the Horn of Africa.

Indonesia’s 17,500 islands and their surrounding waters now take the title as the world’s most heavily pirated.

Pirates arm themselves no matter where on the globe they operate, but perhaps no pirates on earth arm themselves with such high-caliber weapons as the pirates in Nigeria have over the last year.

[davidbfpo]

The figures collected by the IMB (international Maritime Bureau), are a vital barometer of pirate activity and there is a good graphic:

Worldwide Incidents 2013: 100 reported incidents including four hijackings.

Somali related incidents 2013: Six reported incidents including one hijacking.

Current crew / vessels held by Somali pirates: hostages - 71 / vessels - 5

Nigeria related incidents 2013: 19 reported incidents including one hijacking.

Link:http://www.icc-ccs.org.uk/piracy-rep...cynewsafigures