Modern Pirates
Chapter 7: Sources And Links
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:53 Filed under:To be able to write this text about Modern Pirates I (Linda) had to do
research on these great sites:
Chapter 6: Anti-Piracy Efforts
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:51 Filed under:There's a huge problem with under-reporting pirate-attacks, so there are much more incidents each year than we actually know of.
Chapter 5: Mayday! - Danger Zones
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:47 Filed under:"07-11-2005...
Chapter 4: The Types Of Modern Pirates And Pirate-Attacks
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:44 Filed under:To go deeper into modern piracy, here's rather short descriptions of the generally three categories of pirates and pirate attacks;
PIRATES:
Type 1: The Low-life criminal
Terrorist Linked
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:39 Filed under:Eventhough terrorism has been going on a long time it wasn't until 2001 that we got our eyes wide-opened for it and considered it a new threat to the world and us.
The Weapons
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:37 Filed under:Flintlock pistols and cutlasses. No more.
The Rise
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:35 Filed under:However, the four factors causing the fall now reversed, and instead of helping piracy decrease some years ago, it now helps the modern rise of piracy;
Chapter 3: The Fall And The Rise - Modern Piracy
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:30 Filed under:During World War I and World War II naval vessels patrolled waters, even the most isolated ones, which clamped down on pirates.
Chapter 2: Definition Of Piracy - "Armed Robbery"
Submitted by Hannah on Mon, 07/23/2007 - 11:27 Filed under:The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea (UNCLOS) writes a definition of piracy like this:
"Piracy consists of any of the following acts:
