PIRACY IN SOMALIA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS In the past few years‚ pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia have received a great deal of public attention. According to the London-based International Maritime Bureau‚ there has been an “unprecedented increase” in Somali pirate activity in the first 9 months of 2009. Until September this year 147 incidents were reported off the Somali coast and in the Gulf of Aden (separating Somalia and Yemen)‚ compared with 63 for the same period
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by Somali pirates and was held on a small vessel. The pirates captured him because they were holding him because they wanted to be paid a ransom by Maersk Corporation who wer the owners of the ship. The pirates were threatening to kill Phillips so because it was a US owned vessel‚ President Obama authorized a rescue operation that allowed US Seals to attempt a rescue of Captain Phillips. The mission was successful and Captain Phillips was rescued by the Navy Seals but three of the pirates were
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than half the global piracy attacks were ascribed to Somali pirates. Until recently‚ piracy was a phenomenon in decline. Twenty-first century piracy was first seen in the South China Sea and in the Malacca Straits. 3 Attacks peaked at roughly 350 to 450 reported attacks per year during the period 2000-2004‚ and then dropped by almost half in 2005.4 This reduction was attributed to effective and coordinated international action against the pirates. But in 20082009‚ piracy again skyrocketed‚ due almost
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forms of crime. Since there have been ships on the sea there have been maritime pirates. The vast majority of piracy within the last few years has occurred near Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. These are not the pirates of Hollywood with peg legs who say shiver me timbers. In fact‚ Somalian pirates are extremely aggressive and organized. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) 2013 Annual Report states‚ “Somali pirates are dangerous and are prepared to fire their automatic weapons and RPG [rocket
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Piracy At Sea The word "pirate" typically makes one think of names like "Blackbeard‚" or it congers up images of buried treasure‚ tall sailing ships and sword fights. But the words and images which are traditionally linked with the term "pirate" do not reflect the pirates of today. Modern-day pirates are not sailing tall ships and do not wield swashbuckling swords or fire cannons. Today‚ pirates are found frequently off the shore of the African country of Somalia‚ and they use small metal skiffs
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REVIEW. There are so many definitions about piracy but international and customary treaty defines it as said by ademun odeke. (2011)‚ Customary and international treaty laws define and classify piracy under four main categories. However‚ Somali piracy has risen numerous and hitherto unfamiliar issues. First‚ is the unique nature of the piracy; unlike anything known before and which has taken the international community by surprise. Second‚ are the unique underlying causes‚ outlined above
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community”. To help destroy piracy‚ a reasonable solution would be making Somalia safer and more stable. To begin this process Somalia will need to get “an effective government in place (Zijlma 15). The Somali government didn’t use to take action because they were a “barely
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pp.123–138. Dec 2009) 7 International Maritime Organisation‚ World Wide Web‚ http://www.imo.org/home.asp?topic_id=1178‚ (accessed 25 Dec 2009) http://www.iccccs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=376:unprecedented-increase-insomali-pirate-activity&catid=60:news&Itemid=51 (accessed 24 Dec 2009) 9 http://www.imo.org/home.asp?topic_id=1178‚ (accessed 25 Dec 2009) 11 http://www.imo.org/home.asp?topic_id=1178‚ (accessed 25 Dec 2009) 13 http://www.mschoa.org/FairplayStoryDisplay.aspx?articlename=dn0020091223000008
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boarded upon a troubled ship‚ that turns out to be controlled by slaves due to a previous slave revolt. The film Captain Phillips centers around an American cargo ship that undergoes an attempted hijack attempt by a crew of Somali pirates. The slaves on Benito Cereno’s ship and the pirates attacking Captain Phillips ship‚ both the lowest class of their individual societies‚ share common motives and mindsets revealed by their violent actions. The oppressing forces placed on the lowest group within a social
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progresses you notice a change of tone as the Somalis pirates invade to when they leave on the lifeboat. Captain Phillips is based on a true story that happened in April 2009 that scared many foreign countries traveling through those waters. Companies are getting more and more caution shipping their merchandise by sea. Captain Phillips is one of the best films ever made because it’s true. Everything about this movie is true. The characters‚ the Somalis pirates‚ the name of the ship‚ everything is
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