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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl
Yeah, international shipping laws pretty much preclude civilian Captains from being able to defend themselves! This is a good reason the Somali pirates are so successful. Jim
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The west coast of Africa seems to be the hot spot as of late . An awful lot of activity around the Nigerian oil ports . The Straits of Molucca and South China Sea are also favorite spots . Appears like international naval presence has slowed somewhat activity near Somalia . Take a look at : IMB Live Piracy Report , and Live Piracy Map . This is the international clearing house for piracy reporting based in London . As of today have been 221 attacks of various types reported .
Richard C. Schmidt