![]() The general indication has been that piracy tends to thrive in what are known as ‘choke points’. Smaller pirate gangs, who do not have the resources to seize the cargo being transported, will instead often times board a ship to steal substantial amounts of the cash ships carry for payroll and port fees, and a recent trend has been more frequent kidnappings of crewmembers to be exchanged for ransom money. Modern pirates tend to attack cargo ships and fishing vessels, which have commodities readily sellable on the black market, and therefore rarely direct their attention towards cruise ships. In addition, such maritime security efforts cannot realize full success unless there is cooperation at the international level. Policing the high seas requires a considerable input of resources, both monetarily and in terms of equipment. ![]() Such piracy poses real threats to maritime travel, and policing massive swaths of open ocean has proven quite difficult. Nevertheless, the practice has since spread to other major sea routes around the world, from South East Asia and the Mediterranean, to West Africa and Central America. The coalition has enjoyed high levels of success, and piracy there has been significantly assuaged. In response, an international coalition has been formed to fend off pirates along the Somali coast. The practice, however, has garnered international prominence in recent years (especially the Somali piracy activities off of the coast of Africa). ![]() ![]() Until recently, piracy has been relatively unheard of in contemporary news media. ![]()
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