Piracy in Somalia

get ladders and just throw them on(Greengrass,2013), then once they are on there is nothing that you or anyone around you can do to stop them from harming people on a ship. There has been many issues involving the Somali pirates and their very dangerous business they are in but as of right now their isn't much that you can do to help the issue get resolved. The hijacking of the MV Maersk Alabama and the kidnapping of Capitan Phillips were one of the most tense and very dangerous times in a rescue. The Somali pirates had to take a couple of try's to get to and board the MV Maersk Alabama. On April 7th 2009 the U.S maritime administration realized a warning that there is an advisory to stay 600 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia(2017 , fighting piracy). On April 8th 2009 a group of Somali pirates were spotted coming near the ship, as they kept coming closer Capitan Phillips did one of two things: make a fake call to someone saying “ we are on our way” (massad ayoob, 2015)which was supposed to be a diversion for the Pirates to turn around and go back and it worked the pirates turned around and the other way to fend off the pirates was as soon as they got closer the ship they turned on the ships bulge pumps ( areas in the ship or on any boat where water that has built up on the ship or boat and let's the water out) when the ship turned on the water high amounts of water pressure forced the pirates to go into defensive mode and dodge the water(greengrass, 2013). But on…

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, increased speculation of terrorist attacks connected to maritime piracy has occurred in social media and national government discourse (Young & Valencia, 2003). Young and Valencia (2003) provide a valuable contribution to the issues concerning maritime piracy and terrorism by defining the differences and similarities between these two types of crimes. The similarities between terrorism and maritime piracy are that the underlying environmental…

Pirates were mainly famous for their work in the 60s and 70s, but nowadays there are pirates too. They are mainly found in Somalia but there are some pirates found near the Indian Ocean, as well as the “waters west of Indonesia and Singapore”("10 Shocking Facts About Modern-Day Pirates”). They are also found near the Red Sea sometimes, and are known to steal the same items as pirates back then but they are equipped with more modern tools such as cell phones, to keep in contact with organizers.…

Even though Sierra Leone is more than 9,100 km away from Somalia, the two countries face similar problems of poverty and civil warfare brought on by severely limited natural resources, dramatically low wages, and environmental hardship. Throughout the arid continent, there is a sinister demand for child soldiers as they are recruited by groups which both take part in the raiding of peaceful civilizations with families. As Ishmael Beah described in his memoir A Long Way Gone, the unavoidable…

As stated by Burnett, “Blackbeard is long gone but a new and violent breed of pirate is taking his place, plundering ships in most oceans of the world” (9). The global phenomenon of contemporary piracy exemplifies modern trends which contribute to its reawakening. In modern day piracy, pirates are criminals who are driven by economic necessity. According to Martin Murphy, piracy can be referred to as a gang crime because the act of piracy occurs in small groups rather than individually (23).…

As stated by Burnett, “Blackbeard is long gone, but a new and violent breed of pirate is taking his place, plundering ships in most oceans of the world” (9). The global phenomenon of contemporary piracy exemplifies modern trends which contribute to its reawakening. In modern day piracy, pirates are criminals who are driven by economic necessity. According to Martin Murphy, piracy can be referred to as a gang crime because the act of piracy occurs in small groups rather than individually (23).…

In Stolen Seas, Payne demonstrates who and what pirates really are by supplying reasons from actual pirates and reasons from the Clipper Group, along with other specialists. Throughout the documentary, Ali was the representative for the pirates and stated his reasons for joining piracy and how the pirates came to be. As stated earlier, Somalia has been a warped country, having traditions of war and resorting to piracy. Because of this, Ali joined the pirates in order to earn money and provide…

events that have now translated into the country’s problems today such as piracy, wars, and famine. Somalia has always been a very poor country and with its population growth decreasing. Somalia is located on the East Coast of Africa. According to The World Factbook, “The official languages of Somalia is Somali, Arabic, Italian, and English.” The president of Somalia is Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.” Somalia’s Facts stated “There was no national government in Somalia for nearly two decades.”…

Cultural Awareness of Somalia Somalia's terrain comprises principally of highlands, plains, and plateaus. The North of Somalia is an oceanic semi-desert plain parallel of the Gulf of Aden Coast. The plain ascents from the gulf coast to the steep northward-confronting bluffs of the dissected highlands. The majority of the nation is extremely flat apart from the mountainous coastal zone in the north and a few purported stream valleys. The South has broken mountain landscape, shallow level…

The world has been subject to acts of piracy since trading at sea was formed. Take Julius Caesar for example: this Roman emperor was once kidnapped by pirates, whom he paid off in order to be set free. Eventually, Caesar found the pirates and had them all killed. Whether it be two-thousand years ago or even in modern times, piracy has always been active. However, there was a point in history in which piracy had reached its prime. Often referred to as, "the golden age of piracy" this time period…