Why?
Where?
Who?
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Some questions to think about...
Where is piracy a problem in the World?
Why has Somalia been a fertile ground for piracy?
What impact does piracy have on us?
How can merchants prevent hijackings?

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Piracy and me...
Increase in
hijackings
Payments for ransoms Increased security
Increased insurance Longer journeys-
payments therefore more fuel
Higher high
street prices

Large number of armed and There is a well developed
experienced warlords from welfare system in the
the civil war. country.
Failed state- government is
Stable government which is
not in full control.
in control of the country.
High returns from ransoms
Average income in Somalia is
paid for ships and crews-
$600 dollars per capita.
average $2 million.
Where is Somalia?
There are few employment
Huge coastal area makes it
opportunities in Somalia.
uneasy to police.
Why is piracy an
Most ransoms are unlikely to
Much of the population is
be paid.
reliant on food aid.
issue?
Employment opportunities Large coastal area.
are widely available.
Large number of ex-
fisherman that know the
Strong international support
area well.
for the Somali government.
Pirates are viewed as heroes
Small coastal area.
by the local population.
Pirates are shunned by the Illegal fishing of Somali
local population. waters has put fisherman
out of business.

Impact on Somalia
Wealthy pirates Local prices increase
Local farmers and
encourage the due to influx of
fishermen leave to join
consumption of drugs dollars- quality of life
pirates
alien to local culture decreases for locals as
a result
Ransom money is
reinvested in more Pirates take multiple
sophisticated wives from poorer
weaponry making nomadic tribes- this
governance of the area impacts on rural
more difficult traditional life
Other nations enter Somalia
to track and capture pirates-
Discourages investment
undermining the national
and trade in the
government?
country.

Blue lines show
densest shipping
routes.
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A global issue?
Somalia
Vietnam
Bangladesh Nigeria
Indonesia Tanzania
Malaysia Brazil
Philippines
Ghana
Countries with active pirate crews
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How well organised are the pirates of Somalia?
Local Contacts in
knowledge the local
of the coast. ports.
Fast speed Boarding
boats. equipment
such as
GPS and ladders and
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satellite grappling
Heavily
phones. hooks.
armed, machine guns
and grenade
launchers.

How effective would these measures be against piracy?
Emergency
Secure ship- Razor wire Bridge and
alarm- to inform
electric fence around accommodation
shipping
around the ship accessible parts to be secured
company and
delivering a of the ship
authorities
9,000 volt shock
High powered
Hired armed
hoses and water
security teams
cannons
Install high
Tracking device Trailing ropes
24 hour look outs powered flood
for ship and cargo nets
lights
Advice given to cargo ships in pirate waters

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