Somalia pirates and there influence on shipping trade Chapter 1 Introduction: In this chapter we will be focusing on topics like the background study of the pirates of Somalia, their history, the problems faced by the seafarer and the companies including the counter measures taken by the shipping companies in ensuring safety of the crew, ship and also the cargo for the ships, sailing in and around the piracy areas. We will also explain about the research objective, the current situation faced by the seafarers, the scope and the limitation of our study. Background of study: “Piracy” is as old as the shipping industry and even many films has been produced on pirates. The term ‘pirate’ means the one who steals or robs something from a ship at
Coastal assaults on hotels, shoreline resorts, shopping centres in major beach front urban communities is a 'settled maritime strategy', which the terrorists have did effectively albeit occasionally. Commonly, in such a strike, terrorists come shoreward utilizing small fishing boats or dinghies, taking hostage a business complex, for example, a hotel/resort, and taking prisoners/hostage situation. They additionally turn to aimless firing and bombings with the target of executing the most extreme number of hostage to have a greater and threatening
The idea of drowning is not only a pirate dilemma but also a warships or merchants dilemma, as the ocean could manifest a horrible storm that could make it impossible to escape and very well kill the whole crew. Despite this idea of drowning being associated with all ships, in popular media, this phrase is connected with only pirate crews and ignores that this would be a popular phrase at the time with all seamen. These phrases amongst the pirates would be introduced from other members who have seafaring experience, such as previous privateer or warship crews who would then transfer this database into the pirate lexicon, which is the majority of experience from the pirate during the golden age of piracy that happened in the 17th century. This does not mean that the ships or pirates would contain their own
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The dictionary of disasters at sea lists for instance 12,542 sailing ships and war vessels lost at sea between 1824 and 1962 alone. These underwater cultural properties are being threatened extensively by private salvage companies and plundering looters.Studies have already shown that as of 1974, all known shipwrecks off the coasts of Turkey have been exploited by underwater pirates.Additionally, Israeli archaeologists estimate that at least 60 per cent of cultural objects that once lay in wrecks and sites have now disappeared without any
On the island Jim finds an ally who also had suffer from the greed of pirates and wants revenge of them. The pirates are at this time in control of the situation. - Jim gets a small boat and sets the ship adrift and kills on of the pirates on board, he goes back to the fort where his fellows where but when he gets there we faces himself with the pirates instead of his friends and his life is saved by Long John Silver who convinces the pirates to spare his
This statement was said by chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Unitary Indonesian Traditional Fishermen M. Rizal Damanik (Abdussalam, 2014). These damages have stained the image of Indonesia’s fisheries and maritime aspect, as it shows that Indonesia has been easygoing of illegal fishing practices that have prospered. The illegal fishing also results in Indonesia losing billions and billions of dollar. For example, it was written that the annual loses were about $20 billion. (Parameswaran, Explaining Indonesia’s ‘Sink The Vessels’ Policy Under Jokowi,
It has originated as a petty fish theft and has developed into big business and cartels. Modern pirates have gone sophisticated as pirates are now linked to organised crime and syndicates although they are often part of small individual groups. Their mode of operation have become very barbaric as they are also now equipped with highly sophisticated weapons and speed chase boats. Since there are lot of different criminal attacks on ships it will be pertinent to understand what terms define piracy. According to Article 101 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Armed Robbery defined by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), it defined piracy as: “Any illegal acts of violence or detention, or any act of depredation, committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or a private aircraft directed: (i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against persons or property on
Theft, fraud, corruption, drugs trafficking and people trafficking are all major issues for port security, especially when their motivation can be traced back to organised crime or terrorist groups. 3.1 Current security legislation Current port security legislation was developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, with the International Ship and Port facility Security code (ISPS) now regulating security on-board ships, as well as inside ports and terminals which receive seagoing vessels on international voyages. The ISPS code specifies a basic security framework including monitoring and controlling access, monitoring the activities of people and cargo, the preparation of specific ship and Port Facility Security Plans and the appointment of Ship Security Officers and a Port Facility Security Officer
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in seafarers facing criminal charges. The criminalization of seafarers is of a great concern to the maritime community, but often receives little attention elsewhere. From a human perspective, this is worrying for two reasons. Firstly, due to the large and increasing number of seafarers – there are currently over a million seafarers serving on internationally trading merchant vessels. Secondly, seafarers are a uniquely vulnerable group, engaged in physically and mentally demanding work.