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Piracy

In international law piracy is a crime, committed only on or over international waters, in places beyond the territorial jurisdiction of any nation. The key to the definition is the area of the crime, in international waters. Piracy, only takes place when the motive for the attack is financial gain. Technically, when the purpose of the attack is for political or religious gain, the term terrorism is used.


Pirate attacks tripled between 1993 and 2003. The first half of 2003 was the worst 6-month period on record, with 234 pirate attacks, 16 deaths, and 52 people injured worldwide. There were also 193 crew members held hostage during this period. 182 cases of piracy were reported worldwide in the first 6 months of 2004. Of these incidents, 50 occurred in Indonesian waters.


Piracy Warnings 2007

Africa and Red Sea

Gulf of Aden / Southern Red Sea


Somalian waters - eastern and northeastern coasts are high-risk areas for hijackings. Ships not making scheduled calls to ports in these areas should stay away from the coast.

• West Africa
  

• Abidjan
  
• Conakry
  
• Dakar
  
• Douala
  
• Freetown
  
• Lagos
  
• Tema
  
• Warri
  

South and Central America and the Caribbean waters



Brazil – Rio Grande


Venezuela


Haiti – Port au Prince


Dominican republic - Rio Haina


Jamaica - Kingston


Peru – Callao

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