Piracy

Since 1992 there have been 3,583 piratical attacks, resulting in the death of 340 people, worldwide. This report looks at what the Government is doing about the problem and finds that it is being insufficiently active. The report is organised under the following headings: piracy - a growing problem; policy; definitions of piracy; under-reporting; weak and failing stats; protection of crews; technology; maritime terrorism; Iraq; piracy's modern image.