signatories to those treaties. Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates. Historically‚ offenders have usually been apprehended by military personnel and tried by military tribunals. Background of piracy The roots of the word ‘piracy’ come from the ancient greek word ‘peiraomais’‚ meaning ‘attempt’. In the sense of an attempt to rob for brigand and then to the Latin ‘pirata’‚ where we get the modern English word ‘pirate’. In essence‚it’s an act of robbery‚ committed on the high seas‚ flourishing
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consignment of premium motor oil from Abidjan‚ Cote d’Ivoire to Lagos‚ Nigeria. However‚ when Navigazione Montanari Spa was offshore south-west of Lagos and awaited the charterer’s order‚ the vessel was attacked by the pirates. The pirates control the ship owner and transferred the 5‚300 mts of the cargo of large quantity of the oil by STS to an unknown lightering vessel. After that‚ the pirates departed with the cargo and released the vessel in the following day. Therefore‚ the charterer brought a claim for
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The Sixties: A Social Revolution? The period between 1959 and 1975 was a time of great social and moral change throughout Britain. The most significant change involved the emergence of a new youth culture. In my day‚ the population had consisted of only two age groups‚ children and adults. This meant you were either too young to work and therefore went to school‚ or you were at work earning money and handling the responsibilities of an adult. …”the nation’s youth were already different to
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dedicated to Ronan O’Rahilly (2). The station enjoyed enormous success‚ profit from advertisers was continuous since BBC operated mainly on licenses (1)‚ and in only six months they boasted more listeners than all three BBC stations combined. Other pirate stations began popping up mainly in the Thames Estuary on ships and abandoned army forts out at sea (1). One of these was Radio Atlanta‚ which positioned itself right next to Caroline’s wavelength. Since Caroline already had the listeners‚ a merger
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North America‚ the possibility of developing offshore busines in countries where car manufacturing is growing. The report is structured as follows: First‚ there are five important questions that Breezy must consider and ask itself before developing a relationship with a new customer. After Breezy decides to go offshore‚ it will have to go through the negotiating process‚ which involves five steps. Breezy then‚ must have capabilities of how an offshore business is organized‚ consider the many different
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conducted by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film‚ females comprise of only 29 percent of progratonists in the top 100 films. This evidence shows that even in 2017‚ females are discriminated against in all types of media. In “The Offshore Pirate”‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald takes a different approach. Written during the height of the women’s suffrage movement‚ Fitzgerald places a strong female character as the protagonist of his story. Ardita Farnam‚ a young 19 year old has her mind already
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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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History of Pangkor Island In past times; this area used to be the center for piracy. The pirates had their home ports in the Pulau Gedung Hills‚ Gua Lanun (Pirates’ Cave) and Batu Perompak (Pirates’ Rock) on the island of Pangkor. Many ships/boats were taken over and robbed of their goods and products. The Dutch were active here in the times of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). People were especially keeping themselves busy with the tin industry‚ until the British took over. In 1670 the Dutch
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Depp and Robert Louis Stevenson books‚ not devastating violent acts that have had an ever-growing fear in the 21st century. Southeast Asia‚ or the `Arc of Instability’ (a more appropriate name for this essay)‚ has become a hot spot for modern day pirates within the last decade. Maritime Terrorism has also become more widespread due to several Southeast Asian terrorist groups who have the intention and capability of waging terror on the high seas. However‚ one cannot say that piracy is a more persistent
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FACTORS AFFECTING EFFECTIVENESS IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATION STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: THE NIGERIAN DOWN-STREAMS OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY A CASE STUDY. The Nigerian oil and gas downstream industry is one with many opportunities of varying business operational processes. These following factors have adversely affected it’s maximum functionality. * Availability of product * Quality of Product * Availability of Funds * Prices * Government Policies Availability of Products – Most times
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