Pirates are sea rogues who sail the oceans and often attack other ships in order to steal valuables aboard the victim's vessel or vessels. Unsourced Even pirates, before they attack another ship, hoist a black flag. Bela Kiraly In my eyes it is never a...
It is a story as old as civilization itself: A ship is sailing across the sea when it is suddenly attacked. Desperate, armed men clamor aboard, knock down the captain, and make off with the ship's cargo. That is the definition of piracy. Piracy is the...
Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue (with estimated worldwide losses of US $13 to $16 billion...
Attacks against commercial ships have tripled. It's time to stop this growing barrier to maritime trade. Piracy is back. And as in the days of Blackbeard, the piracy onslaught hinders international trade. Acts of maritime piracy range from the classic boarding and hijacking...
JEFFREY GOLD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-07-2004 Foiling piracy -- Video watermarks offer new hope By JEFFREY GOLD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Date: 12-07-2004, Tuesday Section: BUSINESS Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B Invisible...
The rate of global software piracy has remained static for three years, but the cost to companies that make the programs is rising, the Business Software Alliance said Tuesday.The BSA survey, conducted by the U.S.-based market research company IDC, concluded that for every $2 spent...
Pirate attacks worldwide jumped 14 percent in the first nine months of 2007, with the biggest increases off the poorly policed waters of Somalia and Nigeria, an international watchdog reported Tuesday.Reported attacks in Somalia rose rapidly to 26 up from eight a year earlier, the...
