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Contemporary Maritime Piracy
Contemporary Maritime Piracy
Subtitle:
International Law, Strategy, and Diplomacy at Sea
Book Category:
Political Science > General
Author:
Kraska, James
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 10:
0-313-38724-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-313-38724-1
Price:
USD 49.95
Publication Year:
2011

Publisher Info

ABC CLIO.

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Book Description

In the waters off the Horn of Africa, Somali pirates endanger critical oil shipping. The area is so vast that international naval patrols have proved relatively futile. In Asia, pirates not only hijack vessels but often murder the entire crew, steal ships' cargoes, and re-register captured vessels under new names as "ghost ships" without a legitimate past record.