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"Has anyone plotted a map that is public of piracy events worldwide? Would love to see a heatmap or something of it." Try http://www.icc-ccs.org/piracy-reporti

• veb 13y ago
  Thanks for that link, really interesting stuff.
• diggan 13y ago
  If you look at that map, Nigeria seems far more active 2013 then Somalia. Too bad it's only for 2013.
  • abrowne 13y ago
    http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/opinion/international/al-shabab-fights-the-pirates.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/opinion/international/a... "Al Shabab has been terrific at stamping out piracy from its ports, due to its harsh interpretation of Shariah and the personal animus between profit-seeking pirates and Islamist militants. [...] "Now that Al Shabab is in retreat, the emerging power vacuum in Somalia’s southern ports may lead to ‘sweet-spot’ conditions for pirates to resurface."
  • foley 13y ago
    Around Singapore surprised me as well. Reading a few reports they mostly robbing the crews valuables, I guess you wouldn't really have anywhere to take a hijacked ship in that area.