Pirates, you have good company!(Naval Drones)
Armada International › Vol. 32 Nbr. 1, February 2008
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Pirates, you have good company!(Naval Drones)
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The distress call arrived at the International Maritime Bureau on a Sunday morning, on 29 October 2007. Cyrus Mody, the bureau's spokesman told the press, >. The Japanese chemical tanker and its crew had been hijacked by pirates when plying the waters off the East African coast, which, along with the Malacca Straits in southeast Asia, is considered one of the most dangerous parts of the world for maritime piracy. Today's sailors are as mindful about the asymmetric threats that they face at sea as their army and air force colleagues are regarding the roadside bomb or rocket propelled grenade-wielding guerrillas on land. These asymmetric maritime threats come in the form of the modern pirate, forsaking their cutlass and eye-patch for Kalashnikovs and Ray Bans. Often desperate and extremely violent, they are ready to steal a crew's possessions or an entire vessel after slaying ...See the full content of this document
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