| The truth about piracy never really became apparent | | | | booty and bury it" type of gig like we see in the |
| until one of the United States' ships was hijacked. | | | | movies. It usually happens when there is a void of |
| Once the Maersk Alabama was taken and Americans | | | | power in the area and this is their way of making |
| realized that there were certain parts of the oceans | | | | money, albeit, a very illegal way, but their way |
| that were incredibly hostile, suddenly there was uproar | | | | nonetheless. In Somalia where there is a huge issue of |
| that we needed to determine what the cause was | | | | piracy, there is no central, local government that is |
| and more importantly, how to get rid of them for good. | | | | there to ensure there are rules, so the Somali warlords |
| To understand how to get rid of them, though, it is | | | | can say, "go hijack ships and make me money" and |
| important to take a look into modern day piracy. | | | | the pirates go, "okay, you're the boss." |
| Where did it come from? Why is it here? | | | | There is the question of whether or not piracy can be |
| First and foremost, piracy has always been in | | | | routed out for good. There are numerous plans in |
| existence. Whether it was piracy as was seen in the | | | | order to try and attempt it, but it becomes an issue of |
| Pirates of the Caribbean or if it is the modern day | | | | waging a war against a group of people rather than a |
| pirates we see today, there have always been pirates. | | | | country. The same thing is being done in Afghanistan |
| However, the topic in this article is more of the | | | | and Iraq and that has proven difficult. There are other |
| emergence of the real modern day pirates as we see | | | | routes, though, that might lead to a successful defeat |
| it and know it in Somalia, but also in other areas around | | | | of the pirates. It will simply require time. |
| the world. | | | | However, will they all be gone? No, it's impossible. The |
| The first reports of heavy piracy began in the mid 90s | | | | same as you can never get every single Mafia |
| in the Strait of Malacca. Because this strait is so | | | | member of the street or terrorist in jail, the government |
| narrow and there are so many ships going through at | | | | won't be able to get every pirate off the oceans. |
| a time, the ships have to slow to a crawl which makes | | | | However, getting rid of a large chunk of them is better |
| them ideal for takeover by pirates. It started with | | | | than not doing anything at all. It's a multibillion dollar |
| twenty to thirty ships hijacked a year, but it rose to | | | | business. Someone needs to prevent that economic |
| over a hundred as time went on. Despite this, though, | | | | loss, especially when there are such troubles in the |
| we didn't really know much about the issue. | | | | economy as is. |
| Modern day piracy isn't always so much of a "get the | | | | |