ANTI-PIRACY AWARENESS

HOSTIS HUMANI GENERIS

In the popular modern imagination, pirates of the classical
period were rebellious, clever teams who operated outside the
restricting bureaucracy of modern life.
Pirates were also depicted as always raising their Jolly Roger
flag when preparing to hijack a vessel.
The Jolly Roger is the traditional name for the flags of European
and American pirates and a symbol for piracy that has been
adopted by film-makers and toy manufacturers

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 What is MARITIME PIRACY:

According to the International Maritime Bureau definition:

“Maritime Piracy is the act of boarding any vessel with

an intent to commit theft or any other crime, and with an
intent or capacity to use force in furtherance of that
act.“

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What is MARITIME PIRACY:

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the

Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982: "maritime piracy“ consists of:

a) 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, and directed:
(i) on the high seas, against another ship or aircraft, or against
persons or property on board such ship or aircraft;
(ii) against a ship, aircraft, persons or property in a place outside the
jurisdiction of any State;

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What is MARITIME PIRACY:

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the

Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982: "maritime piracy“ consists of:

b) any act of voluntary participation in the operation of a ship or of an

aircraft with knowledge of facts making it a pirate ship or aircraft;

c) any act of inciting or of intentionally facilitating an act described in

subparagraph (a) or (b).

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What is MARITIME PIRACY:

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What is MARITIME PIRACY:

Modern definitions of PIRACY include the following acts:

 Boarding
 Extortion
 Hostage taking
 Kidnapping of people for ransom
 Murder
 Robbery
 Sabotage resulting in the ship subsequently sinking
 Seizure of items or the ship
 Shipwrecking done intentionally to a ship

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Incidents of actual and attempted piracy attacks reported World Wide

International Journal of Security and Its Application

Vol.11, No.1 (2017), pp.233-244
http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/ijsia.2017.11.1.19

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Seafarers face continuing threats from pirates and armed robbers on the world’s
seas, says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), reporting 47 attacks in
the first three months of 2020, up from 38 in the same period last year.
Pirates boarded 37 ships in the first quarter of 2020.

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The Gulf of Guinea remains the world’s piracy hotspot. Seventeen crew were
kidnapped in three incidents in these waters, at distances of between 45 and 75
nautical miles from the coast..

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IMB’s latest global piracy report shows zero hijackings in the last two quarters,
and no incidents around Somalia. But with no sign of a reduction in attacks
worldwide, IMB encourages shipowners to stay vigilant, calling for continued
international cooperation.

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The threat to crew is, however, still real – whether from violent gangs, or
opportunistic armed thieves inadvertently coming face-to-face with the crew.
Ships' masters must continue to follow industry best practice diligently and
maintain watches. Early detection of an approaching pirate skiff is often key to
avoiding an attack,' he added.

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Gulf of Guinea kidnappings persist
IMB’s 24-hour Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC)
 recorded 21 attacks in the Gulf of Guinea in Q1 2020.
 12 were on vessels underway at an average of 70 nautical miles off the coast.
 All vessel types are at risk.
 The perpetrators are usually armed.
 They approach in speedboats, boarding ships in order to steal stores or cargo and abduct
crewmembers to demand a ransom.

With many more attacks going unreported, IMB advises seafarers in the region to follow the recently
published Best Management Practices West Africa – BMP WA.

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Indonesia: dialogue pays dividends
Strategic deployment of Marine Police patrol vessels has resulted in a continued decline in
attacks on ships in most Indonesian anchorages and waterways – thanks to positive
cooperation between the IMB PRC and the Indonesian Marine Police (IMP).

In Q1 2020, just five anchored vessels were reported boarded. These are often low-level
armed robbery attacks. The IMB PRC is monitoring the situation and continues to liaise with
the IMP as well as other local and regional authorities .

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Singapore Straits
Five ships were boarded while underway in the Singapore Straits – where no attacks were
reported in Q1 2019.

These low level armed robbery attacks are a distraction to crews navigating in congested
waters.

In one incident the crew managed to lock their assailants in the storeroom, which enabled
their later arrest.

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Elsewhere
 Sabah, Malaysia - kidnapping of five crew for ransom in an attack on a fishing vessel

 Macapa Anchorage, Brazil - a watchman was confronted while on duty and held
temporarily by a group of robbers.
 Anchorage of Callao, Peru - three crew were apprehended by nine robbers who boarded
their vessel to steal ship’s stores. Two crew were injured during the incident. Callao
recorded five incidents in the last quarter of 2019 and three this quarter.

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WHO ARE GETTING RICH IN MARITIME
PIRACY BUSINESS

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WHO ARE GETTING RICH IN MARITIME
PIRACY BUSINESS

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