Modern Piracy: A Reference Handbook

This reference text explains what modern piracy is, where and why it happens, and what measures are being taken to combat it.

While piracy today typically occurs in specific areas—such as Somalia and Southeast Asia—a single pirate attack can involve and affect many different countries. For example, a supertanker traveling in the South China Sea might be owned by a Saudi Arabian oil company, built in South Korea, registered in Liberia, captained by an Italian, and crewed by Filipinos. And, as...