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The State of Maritime Piracy 2014: Assessing Economic and Human Cost [pdf]
- dpflan 11y agoI pulled this from this Quartz article [1.]; this report seemed more interesting than the summary QZ article which contained this: "She said that the drop in oil prices, which have fallen by $100 since July last year, was a factor in reducing piracy in the area. In fact, piracy was falling before the price of oil tanked. " The 2015 report is not out yet. [1.] Oil is now so cheap even pirates aren’t stealing it any more: http://qz.com/619281/oil-is-now-so-cheap-even-pirates-arent-stealing-it-any-more/ http://qz.com/619281/oil-is-now-so-cheap-even-pirates-arent-... [2.] The State of Maritime Piracy 2013: http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/sites/default/files/attachments/SoP2013-Digital_0_0-1_0.pdf http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/sites/default/files/attachment...