History 2188A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Star Breeze, Singapore Strait, Piracy In The 21St Century
10 Apr 2016
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Week 11: Modern Pirates 4/6/2016 4:29:00 PM
Incidents of piracy around the world:
• 1985-50
• 1998-200
• 2003-445
• 2011-439
• 2013-264
• 2016-41+
Doesn’t count crafts smaller or not reported
Severe hotspots
• Columbia, Brazil, coast of Samali, Gulf of Aidan, Philpeans,
Singapore
Strait of Malacca
• 1/3 of attacks
• Between Malaysia , Indonesia
• more than 50000 ships come thru a year
• most dangerous strip of water for ships
• 1/4 of oil supply comes thru
• ships must slow down to get to the port, vulnerable to attack
What’s behind the rise in modern piracy?
• Smaller naby (countries reducing navy since ww2)
• failed states
• shrinking resources and defense budgets
• lack of international cooperation
• pirates access to modern tecnologies and weapons
• lack of regulation on high seas
attack on registered ships have declined
• improved levels of international coop
• low cost of drones, easier to control busiest waterways
• development of special forces team (navy seals, etc), coordination
internationally between these teams
Seabourn Spirit, 2005
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• cruise ship attacked by ak47, and RPG’s
• crew members were well trained and stopped the attack, use
abrupt manuevers to create large waves
• large sonic wave against attacker that slows them down
Tons per man ratios
• 1500s to 1860s- 5-18 tons per man, ships were between 150-700
tons
• 1860s to 2000s- 5000 to 6000 tons per man, merchant ships
average 24000 tons, tankers/cargo ships average 100000
Defenses
• ladder cages
• overhang on rails so grappling hooks cant stay
• broken glass on decks as well as slipper foam
• safe rooms
• sonic booms
• blinding lights
• put barbed wire on rails
• play music, spears vs Britney
UN piracy
• high end acts of piracy that signify the gain of those individuals
• assumes nations will protect own waters
• deemed local crimes, not international
Pirates= terrorists?
• Tied piracy and terrorism together, suicide bombers on navy ship
• “piracy is terrorism, terrorism is piracy”
• terrorists attack for politic reasons and religious reasons, not just $
• piracy is starting to be looked at as terrorism, it causes fear in ppl,
makes governments nervous and unstable
• 188 pirates attacks have taken hostages
• half were taken in samali waters
Maritime Terrorism
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Document Summary
Incidents of piracy around the world: 1985-50, 1998-200, 2003-445, 2011-439, 2013-264, 2016-41+ Severe hotspots: columbia, brazil, coast of samali, gulf of aidan, philpeans, Seabourn spirit, 2005: cruise ship attacked by ak47, and rpg"s, crew members were well trained and stopped the attack, use abrupt manuevers to create large waves large sonic wave against attacker that slows them down. Tons per man ratios: 1500s to 1860s- 5-18 tons per man, ships were between 150-700 tons, 1860s to 2000s- 5000 to 6000 tons per man, merchant ships average 24000 tons, tankers/cargo ships average 100000. Defenses ladder cages: overhang on rails so grappling hooks cant stay, broken glass on decks as well as slipper foam, safe rooms, sonic booms, blinding lights, put barbed wire on rails, play music, spears vs britney. Un piracy: high end acts of piracy that signify the gain of those individuals, assumes nations will protect own waters, deemed local crimes, not international.
