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"14 indicted in deadly pirate attack," USA Today 11 March 2011.
“15 Pirates Killed in Bangla Gunfight,” KeralaNext.com, 28 September 2005.
"17 countries pursue pirate prosecutions," USA Today 16 March 2011.
"28 Online Resources for Maritime Piracy and Somali Pirates," Marine Insight 11 July 2012.

NewAbbas, Mohammed. "Britain Pledges Anti-Piracy Aid to Somalia," gCaptain 7 May 2013.
Abbot, Sebastian. “Cruise liner thwarts pirates with sound blasts, speed,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 December 2008.
Abdinur, Mustafa Haji. “Pirates say rocket attack on ship was revenge,” Sydney Morning Herald, 16 April 2009.
Abidi, Shahkar. "Piracy puts trade in choppy waters," DNA 12 April 2012.
Abrams, Joseph. “Somali Pirates Keep Hundreds of Hostages in Pirate City
of Eyl,” Fox News, 18 November 2009.
"Abramsohn, Jennifer, and Mark Hallam. "First pirate trial in Germany in 400 years opens in Hamburg," DW-World.De 22 November 2010.
Achi, Louis. "NIMASA: Gunning for Sea Pirates," Leadership 1 November 2012.
"Admiral Provides Details of Somali Piracy Killings," MarineLink.com 23 February 2011.
Aebi, Tania. "Fears of Piracy," SailNet, 26 February 2002.

"African piracy a threat to U.S. security?", UPI 19 March 2012.
"Africa's pirates have demands and letterhead too," Naftrade 13 August 2012.
"Again facing Somali pirates, U.S. shi doesn't go quietly," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 19 November 2009.

Ahlborn, Christiane. "Abjudicating Somali Piracy Cases -- German Courts in a Double Bind," Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law 3 January 2013.
"Ahoy! Yacht Thief 'No Captain Jack Sparrow,'" The Sydney Morning Herald,
8 February 2005.
Alessi, Christopher, and Stephanie Hanson. "Combating Maritime Piracy," Council of Foreign Relations 2 April 2012.
Alexander, Yonah, and Tyler Richardson. "Maritime Terrorism Next?" The
Washington Times, 20 October 2002.
Amies, Nick. "Shipping insurance sky-rockets as pirate attacks increase," Deutsche Welle 27 May 2009.
Ambah, Faiza Saleh. “After Hijacking, Saudi Foreign Minister Says NationWill Join Anti-Piracy Efforts,” Washington Post, 19 November 2008.
America's high-tech war on pirates,” Foreign Policy Passport, 23 February 2009.
Ansley, Greg. "Scar-faced 'Captain Jack Sparrow' Sorry for Yacht Theft," The New Zealand Herald, 9 February 2005.
"Anti-piracy Centre Opens in Kenya," BBC News, 5 May 2006.
Anti-piracy Drive in Malacca Straits,” BBC News, 20 July 2004.
"Anti-piracy law," The Japan Times 23 June 2009.
"Anti-piracy protest held in Adado town," Bar Kulan 14 January 2013.
Apps, Peter. "For Somali pirate victims, abuse and long captivity," Reuters 6 June 2011.
"Armed Pirates Kidnap 23 Sailors from Oil Tanker," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 15 September 2011.
Arnold, Wayne. "Dockside, the War on Terrorism May Hone Rivalry," The
New York Times, 13 August 2002.
"Arrests in 'pirate-hostage swap'," BBC News 7 September 2009.
Asghar, Pervaiz. "The New Port of Piracy," Newsline 30 July 2010.
Asghar, Pervaiz. "The Scourge of Piracy," The Nation 29 September 2011.
Askins, Stephen. "Piracy -- Armed Guards Revisited and General Overview," INCE & Co. [accessed 5 March 2012].
Associated Press. "Federal judge refuses to dismiss murder charges against 3 Somalis accused of pirating yacht, killing 4 Americans," Oregon Live 3 December 2012.
Associated Press. "Navy Frees Somalis Seized After Pirate Shooting," npr 25 March 2010.
Ateba, Simon. "Travelogue: My Experience with Nigerian Pirates," PM News 3 March 2013.
"
Australian warship rescues hijacked crewmen," The West Australian 14 April 2011.
Axe, David. “4 Fronts for Pirate-Navy Battle as U.S. Descends on CapturedShip,” Popular Mechanics, 29 September 2008.
Axe, David. "Pirate-Fighters, Inc.: How Mercenaries Became Ships' Best Defense," Wired 23 August 2011.
Axe, David. “Somalia Piracy Crisis: A Little Law and Order, Please,” Wired,1 October 2008.

Babb, MacKenzie C. "U.S. Welcomes U.N. Assessment of Maritime Piracy in West Africa," IIP Digital 20 October 2011.
"Bad weather, navy hunt deters Somali pirates," Safety4Sea 27 June 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "As piracy attacks dwindle, ransom demands rise," The National 19 March 2013.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Dispute over ransom puts hostages' lives at risk," The National 15 June 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Freed Crew of UAE Tanker Royal Grace Anxious to Get Home," The National 13 March 2013.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Hostage talks in Dubai with pirates' tribal leaders," The National 13 June 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Pirates' captives to tell of their ordeal," The National 22 June 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Pirates tortured us, says freed MV Albedo sailor," The National 3 August 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Somali judges learn to prosecute pirates," The National 4 July 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "'They cut his ears off' -- deep scars for freed hostages of Dubai ship," The National 30 December 2012.
Badam, Ramola Talwar. "Trigger-happy pirates 'found it easy to kill'," The National 5 August 2012.
Bahadur, Jay. "Somalia Offers Amnesty to Junior Pirates to End Hijackings," The Daily Beast 3 March 2013.
Baker, Michael L. "Smarter Measures in Fight against Piracy," Council on Foreign Relations 10 December 2010.
Baker, Peter, Robert D. McFadden, and Scott Shane. “Obama Signals More
Active Response to Piracy Threat,” New York Times, 13 April 2009.
Baldauf, Scott. "Maersk Alabama: Should ships use armed guards to stop Somali pirates?" The Christian Science Monitor 18 November 2009.
Baldwin, James. "Dodging Pirates in Southeast Asia," SailNet, 1 March 2002.
Barrios, Erik. “Casting a Wider Net,” Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, 28:1 (2005), pp. 149-164.
Bateman, Sam. "Sub-standard Ships and Human Costs of Piracy: The Case of Captain Prem Kumar -- Analysis," MaritimeSecurity.Asia 9 September 2011.
Beckman, Robert. “Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in
Southeast Asia,” Ocean Development and International Law, 33:3/4
     (July-December 2002), pp. 317-341.
Bellish, Jon. "After a Brief Hiatus, Kenya Once Again Has Universal Jurisdiction Over Pirates," Communis Hostis Omnium 24 October 2012.
Bellish, Jon. "Breaking News from 1932: Pirate Facilitators Must Be Physically Present on the High Seas," EJIL: Talk! 19 September 2012.
NewBellish, Jon. "Calculating the Cost of Piracy," Communis Hostis Omnium 24 April 2013.
Bellish, Jon. "A High Seas Requirement for Inciters and Intentional Facilitators of Piracy Jure Gentium and Its (Lack of) Implications for Impunity," One Earth Future Foundation - Oceans Beyond Piracy Project 27 February 2013.
Bellish, Jon. "The Piracy Law Graph to End All Piracy Law Graphs," Communis Hostis Omnium 13 November 2012.
Bellish, Jon. "Shibin files appellate brief," Communis Hostis Omnium 22 December 2012.
“Beluga to use noise guns to deter hijackers,” Lloyd's List, 24 November 2008.

Bengali, Shashank. “Doubts rise over U.S. plan to hunt pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 December 2008.
Bengali, Shashank. “Imprisoned pirates say greed of foreigners drove them to act,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram 30 April 2009.
Bengali, Shashank. “Somali says it needs foreign aid to fight pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 April 2009.
Bengali, Shashank, and Jonathan S. Landay. “Somali pirates demand $2 million for release of U.S. ship captain,” Miami Herald, 10 April 2009.
"Bermuda Firm Leads Anti-Piracy Battle," Bernews 26 October 2011.
Berube, Claude. "Victory has a Thousand Fathers -- Except Maritime Security Companies," Piracy Daily January 2013.
Berube, Claude, Chad Hutchins, and N. R. Jenzen-Jones. "MFP: The Future of Piracy,"
CIMSEC 24 January 2013.
Besley, Tim, Thiemo Fetzer, and Hannes Felix Mueller. "The welfare cost of lawlessness: Evidence from Somali piracy," VOX 28 February 2013.
Bevege, Alison. "Somalian defendants in call for UN intervention," Lloyd's List (25 August 2009).

Bevege, Alison. “Somali pirate attack foiled by water-hoses,” NewsMeat,11 April 2009.
"BIMCO's re Piracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, torture and murder at sea," Ocean Protection Services 14 March 2012.
Black, David. "Private navy planned to counter pirate raids," The National 13 May 2012.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Beluga demands new piracy strategy after seafarers deaths," Lloyd's List 11 February 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Calls mount for naval forces to use lethal force against pirates," Lloyd's List 21 January 2010.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Maritime Pirates the Next Big Terror Threat:
Beazley," The Australian, 26 July 2005.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Military under fire for pirate releases," Lloyd's List 17 February 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Piracy Plunges to Lowest in Years on $1 Trillion Trade Route," Bloomberg 16 January 2012.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Pirate operations disrupted as second mothership captured," Lloyd's List 16 February 2011.

Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Private security tackles pirates but fears raised over industry 'cowboys'," Lloyd's List 11 May 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Shell boss calls on naviesto 'take down' pirate ships," Lloyd's List 11 February 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Somalia Piracy Spurs Private Gulf of Aden Navy to Start within Five Months," Bloomberg 7 November 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Somali Pirates Battled in London as Banks Curb Dollar Supply," Bloomberg 22 June 2012.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Yemen navy charges $60,000 for safe passage in pirate waters," The Australian 6 January 2010.

Bockmann, Michell Wiese, and Alan Katz. "Shooting to Kill Pirates Risks Blackwater Moment," Bloomberg Businessweek 8 May 2012.
Bowden, David. "Battling Somali Pirates in the Seychelles," Sky News 1 March 2013.
Boyle, Charles E. "Ongoing Pirate Menace Triggers Special Coverage, Security Measures," Insurance Journal 25 October 2011.
Bradsher, Keith. "Attacks on Chemical Ships in Southeast Asia Seem to be
Piracy, not Terror," The New York Times, 27 March 2003.
Bradsher, Keith. “Captain’s Rescue Revives Debate over Arming Crews,” New York Times, 12 April 2009.
Bremner, Charles. "France captures 35 'pirates' in three days off the Somali coast," Times Online 9 March 2010.
Bremner, Charles. "Pirates choose wrong target -- a French warship," Times Online 8 October 2009.
Bremmer, Ian. "In the fight against piracy, shippers reverse course and arm themselves," Foreign Policy 17 April 2012.
Bridger, James. "The EU's Misguided Move to Fight Pirates Onshore," Piracy Studies 11 May 2012.
Bridger, James. "Pirate horizons in the gulf of Guinea," Naftrade 16 January 2013.
Bridger, James M. "Pirate Horizons in the Gulf of Guinea," OceanusLive.org 9 January 2013.
Bridger, James M. "Re-examining the Gulf of Guinea: Fewer Attacks, Better Pirates," OceanusLive.org 1 February 2013.
"Briefing: The Return of the Pirates," The Week. 30 November 2007.

“British navy sailors kill pirates,” Fairplay, 13 November 2008.
Bruton, F. Brinley. "EU forces attack Somali pirates on land for first time," World News on msnbc.com 15 May 2012.
"Bungling Pirates Left to Sink or Swim," Maritime Global Net Newsletter, 18 October 2004.
Burgess, Douglas R., Jr. “The Dread Pirate Bin Laden," Legal Affairs, July/August 2005.
Burgess, Douglas R., Jr. “Piracy Is Terrorism,” New York Times, 5 December 2008.
Burnett, John S. “Captain Kidd, Human-Rights Victim,” New York Times, 20 April 2008.
Burnett, John S. “Grand Theft Nautical,” New York Times, 5 December 2008.
Burnett, John S. "The Pirates Will be Back," The New York Times, 23 February 2005.
Burke, John. "Modern Piracy, Old-fashioned Terror for Mariners," The Journal of Commerce Online. 3 February 1999.
Burnett, John S. “The Pirates Will Be Back,” The New York Times, 23 February 2005.
Buxbaum, Peter. "Modern Pirates Still Plunder U.S.," APBnews.com, 15 March 2000.

"Can we ever assess the true cost of piracy?" Naftrade 12 March 2012.
"Canadians Scare off Pirate Attack near Somalia," The Canadian Press, 4 June
2008.
Canfield, Clarke. “Attacks by Pirates Spur New Training for Seamen,” Washington Post, 8 February 2009.
Canfield, Clarke. “US seamen are being trained to fend off pirates,” Galveston County The Daily News (2 February 2009).
Carmel, Stephen M. "The Big Myth of Somali Pirates," Proceedings Magazine 136:12 (December 2010).
Carter, John A. C. "LUC, UNLCOS 1982 and the Italo-Indian Flap," Piracy Daily 21 March 2013.
Cartner, John A. C. "The Very Model of a Modern Private Navy," JDSupra 2 February 2011.
Carruthers, Stuart. "Sailing yachts still vulnerable to pirate attack," RYA 26 October 2012.
"Case against Somali pirates winds up," New Zealand Herald 23 November 2010.
"China vows to free hijacked ship," BBC News 20 October 2009.
Chatterjee, Neil. “Piracy and Kidnapping Soar on the High Seas,” Reuters, 28
January 2004.
Chakrabarty, Amitava. "Sea Marshals and the Growing Need for Maritime Security," Marine Insight 2 July 2012.
Chen, Shirong. "China hosts anti-piracy meeting," BBC News 6 November 2009.

Child, Nick. "Navy patrols may extend as Somali pirates widen attacks," BBC News 10 December 2009.
China to deploy ships off Somalia,” BBC News (20 December 2008).

"China: Time to attack Somali pirate bases," News24.com 21 May 2011.
"China's anti-piracy role off Somalia expands," BBC News 29 January 2010.
"Chinese sailors are experienced," Naftrade 13 March 2012.
"Chinese ship crew 'rescued' from Somali pirates," BBC News 28 December 2009.
Chivers, C. J. "For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue," The New York Times 6 January 2012.
NewChowdhury, Syed Tashfin. "Rising piracy threatens coastal Bangladesh," Khabar South Asia 4 May 2013.
"Clarify 'lethal force' piracy defence rules, say MPs," BBC News 5 January 2012.
Clayton, Jonathan. “Business booms in Somalian pirate village Eyl,” The
Australian, 19 November 2008.
Clift, Rhys. "Somalian Piracy: the price of a life," Naftrade 28 March 2012.
CNN Wire Staff. "Yemeni man pleads guilty in pirates hijacking that killed 4 Americans," CNN.com 7 July 2011
Collado, Ángel.
"Los corsarios persiguen a otro pesquero a las 48 horas de librera al Alakrana," ABC.es 20 November 2009.
Combined Task Force Makes First Suspected Pirate Capture,” Muncie Free Press 14 May 2009.
Conlin, Dan. "Modern day pirates on the high seas," Dalhousie University 10 January 2012.
Copeland, Liza. "Crusing Dangers, Part One--Security on Board," SailNet, 18
December 2001.
Costa, Antonio Maria. "The War on Piracy Must Start on Land," The New York Times 8 June 2010.
Cottrill, Ken. "Asia Fights Piracy," Traffic World, 8 May 2000.

Cottrill, Ken. "Modern Marauders," Popular Mechanics, December 1997.
"Couple's ransom demand 'expected,'" BBC News 30 October 2009.
"Crew of Freed Chinese Freighter Recall Hijack by Pirates," OCEANUSLive.org 8 April 2012.
“Crew onboard hijacked ship are ‘desperate’: report,” boston.com 4 July
2009.
“Crew says captain ‘saved our lives’,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram 12 April 2009.
"Crew 'seizes back' ship from Somali pirates," BBC News 2 June 2010.
Crippa, Matteo. "EUCAP NESTOR: Bolstering the Rule of Law to Counter Piracy in the Horn of Africa -- Interview with David Hammond," Communis Hostis Omnium 7 March 2013.
Crilly, Rob. “Somali attack on US vessel was ‘act of revenge, not piracy’,”
Times Online 15 April 2009.
Crippa, Matteo. "Liability for the Destruction of Suspected Pirate Skiffs?", Communis Hostis Omnium 4 January 2013.
Crittenden, Jules. “Couple Outwits Pirates,” Boston Herald, 7 June 2005.

Croft, Adrian. "Red Sea Piracy may be going multinational - U.S." Reuters Africa 7 March 2011.
Cruise ship fends off pirates,” stuff.co.nz 4 April 2009.
“Cruise ship stranded in Antarctica with 122 on board,” Reuters (5 December 2008).
Curran, John. “Rescued skipper praises Navy ‘titans’,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram 18 April 2009.

Dajani, Haneen. "Pirates who hijacked UAE ship sentenced to life in prison," The National 22 May 2012.
Dalisay, Andy G. "NBI Tracks down Aluminium Ingots from Alondra
Rainbow," Philippine Star.
Dalton, Alastair. “Two more ships hijacked in piracy crisis,” Scotsman, 19 November 2008.
"Dangerous waters: Running the gauntlet of Somali pirates," Naftrade 13 March 2012.
“Danica White could have avoided pirate attack,” Lloyds List, 17 December 2007.
Danilova, Maria. “Hijacked ship’s crew back home after four months,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (14 February 2009).
"Danish ship hijacked off Somalia," Fairplay, 4 June 2007.
"Danish special forces storm hijacked ship, free crew," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 6 February 2010.
Daragahi, Borzou, and Edmund Sanders. “Somail seize oil tanker,” Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, 18 November 2008.
Darby, Merrill R. "African Anti-Piracy," Tactical-Life.com May 2012.
Darby, Merrill R. "Anti-Piracy Sentinels," Tactical-Life.com Magazine (July 2012), 2-4.
Das, Chandan. "Elite Indian commandos to guard merchant vessels," Khabar Southeast Asia 25 October 2012.
De Bernardin, Davide. "Pirates put a value on seafarers lives, but what about the governments?" Oceanus Live.org 15 September 2011.
"Dead Men Tell No Tales," Economist, 18 December 1999.

"Defining piracy in the Gulf of Guinea," Maritime Security Review 11 December 2012.
“Denying pirates an AIS trace,” Fairplay, 20 November 2008.
Dinakar, Sethuraman. "The Jolly Roger Flies High…as Piracy Feeds the Hungry," Business Week Online, 24 May 1999.
"Diplomatic Pirate," Maritime Security Review 29 September 2012.
Doina. “Violent Pirate Attack on Two Yachts Off Yemen,” noonsite.com: the
Global Site for Cruising Sailors, 31 March 2005.
Doina. “Yacht Narena Attacked by Pirates in Gulf of Aden,” noonsite.com, 28 November 2003.
Doland, Angela. "French Soldiers Defend Two Boats Against Pirates," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 11 October 2009.
Doland, Angela. "French Troops Attack Somali Pirates After 30 Hostages Freed," Washington Post, 12 April 2008.
"Don't Pay the Pirates," Maritime Security Review 13 December 2012.
"DP World calls for long term solution to maritime piracy," Safety4Sea 28 June 2012.
Dragonette, Charles N. “Lost at Sea,” Foreign Affairs, March/April 2005.

Dragonette, Charles. “Piracy that Calls for the Navy’s Power,” Washington Post, 5 October 2008.
Drake, John. "New Somali clans to join pirate trade," Lloyd's List 6 November 2009.
Drake, John. "Safe rooms alone won't protect crews from pirates," Lloyd's List 12 November 2010.
Drake, John. “Threats to kill captives will backfire on pirates,” Lloyd’s
List 8 May 2009.
Drake, John, and Shane Farrell. "Legal uncertainty emboldens pirates," Lloyd's List 14 May 2010.
"Drop in Piracy Incidents," Portsworld.com Malaysia, 25 July 2005.

Drury, Ian. "Failure to prosecute pirates beggars belief, say MPs as it's revealed 90% of all suspects are freed without trial," Mail Online 5 January 2012.
Dula, Martin. “Solving Pirating the Ancient Way,” Great History: The
Best Blogging in History 4 May 2009.
Duffster. "Investing in piracy at the Somali 'stock' exchange," Notes from the Bartender 5 December 2009.
Dutch forces free pirate captives,” BBC News 18 April 2009.
"Dutch Warship in Firefight with Pirates in Dhow and from Somali Shoreline," OceanusLive.org 24 October 2012.

Eason, Craig. “Are Somali attackers using Marine AIS?” Lloyd's List, 26 November 2008.
Eason, Craig. “Odfjell ships to avoid the Gulf of Aden,” Lloyd's List, 18 November 2008.
Eckel, Mike. “Pirates seize ship loaded with tanks off Horn of Africa,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 September 2008.
“Electronic fence shocks pirates,” Fairplay 22 June 2009.
Elegant, Simon. “Dire Straits,” Time Asia, 29 November 2004.
Elegant, Simon. "Mohamed Hamid, the Pirate Fighter," Time Asia, 166:15 (3 October 2005).
"Eleven suspected Somali pirates charged in US court," BBC News 24 April 2010.
Ellis, Eric. “Singapore’s New Straits: Piracy on the High Seas is on the Rise
in Southeast Asia,” Fortune International (Asia Edition), 148:6 (29
     September 2003), p. 24.
Elwell, Andrew. "Piracy is a 'failed state' problem and needs a multi-national solution, says former CTF 151 Commander," Defence iQ 21 August 2012.
"Emotional family reunion for sailors freed from Somali pirates," Hiiraan Online 15 December 2012.
Emspak, Jesse. "Navy Sends Robot Helicopters to Find Pirates," Fox News 9 April 2012.
Erwin, Sandra I. "Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business," National Defense August 2012.
"EU anti-piracy fight with warships 'must go on,'" BBC News 20 August 2012.
"EU force frees Somali 'pirates'," BBC News 25 March 2010.

EU to train Somali piracy force,” BBC News 28 July 2009.
"EU airstrike on Somali pirates echoes US drone strategy," Naftrade 18 May 2012.
Evans, Michael. “Royal Navy captures Somali pirates… and sets them
free,” TimesOnline 4 June 2009.
Evans, Michael. “Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates,” The Times, 12 November 2008.
"The Evolution of Piracy in Somalia," Dissident Nation 29 July 2012.
"Ex-Somali pirates launch anti-piracy campaign," Africa Research Online 12 February 2013.

Fabey, Michael. "Sitting Ducks?" Latin Trade, September 1999.

"Family pray for yacht hijack pair," BBC News 27 October 2009.
Fan, Maureen. “China to send fleet to fight pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (18 December, 2008).
Farrell, Jr., Lawrence P. "Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy," National Defense December 2012.
Faul, Michelle. "Piracy may imperil shipping route," Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 October 2008.
Fenech, Ann. "Private maritime security licence rules are another notch for Malta," Times of Malta 21 March 2013.
New"Financial Aspects of Piracy Explained," Maritime Security Review 2 May 2013.
"First Italian Judgment in a Piracy Case: Public Prosecutor of Rome Condemns Four Somali Pirates," OceanusLive.org 31 October 2012.
Fischborn, Bastian. "Combating Piracy: An Overview - Part I," The Three Swords :16 (5 October 2009), 48-53.
Fischborn, Bastian. "Combating Piracy: An Overview - Part II," The Three Swords :17 (10 May 2010), 54-61.
Fisher, Jonah. “Somali pirate patrol: Day five,” BBC News 23 February 2009.
"Five pirates stand trial in the Netherlands," CNN 26 May 2010.
"Five Somalis get life sentences for piracy," USA Today 15 March 2011.
Fonseca, Joseph. "Brutality and Sadism on the high seas," Maritime Professional 28 January 2013.
Foot, Richard. "Piracy a serious threat to Canada, lawyers told," The Gazette 16 August 2011.
For Somalis, Piracy Road to Power, Prosperity,” Fox News 8 April 2009.

"Foreign Ships Allowed to Fight Somali Pirates," Dailypress.com, 3 June 2008.
Foreman, William. “China sends ships to fight pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (27 December 2008).
Fortin, Jacey. "Pirates in Global Waters: In Somalia, Has the Business Model Fallen Flat for Criminals on the Oceans? Is High Sea Piracy Unprofitable?", International Business Times 8 March 2013.
"Four Held Hostage by Pirates," Maritime Global Net Newsletter, 5 October
2004.
Frank, Jerry. "NITC hires ex-Royal Marines to fight pirates," Lloyd's List 17 September 2009.
Frank, Jerry, and Brian Reyes. “French capture pirate mothership,” Lloyd's List 16 April 2009.
Frank, Jerry, and David Osler. “Piracy could add $400m to owners' insurance cover costs,” Lloyds List, 20 November 2008.
Frank, Jerry, and Marcus Hand. “Somali pirates change tactics with night strike on bulker,” Lloyd’s List 15 April 2009.
"Freed S. Korean sailor describes 19-month ordeal as living like animal," Yonhap News Agency 2 December 2012.
Freedberg, Sydney J., Jr. "Exclusive: Navy Still Thrashing Out LCS Tactics, Design, Top Admiral Acknowledges," Aol Defense 8 May 2012.
Freeman, Colin. "Abandoned at sea -- the forgotten hostages of the Somali pirates," The Telegraph 29 August 2012.
Freeman, Colin. "British police to launch Seychelles pirate hunting base," The Telegraph 8 October 2011.
Freeman, Colin. "Buccaneers turn to mediaeval brutality," The Sydney Morning Herald 22 April 2011.
Freeman, Colin. “Islamic fighters enter Somalia pirate town and plan to attack,” Telegraph, 22 November 2008.
French commandos storm yacht to free couple held hostage by Somali pirates,” Times Online, 17 September 2008.
Freudmann, Aviva. "Scotland Yard Links Increase in Piracy to Organized Crime," Journal of Commerce Online, 1 February 1999.
"Frustrated Pirates Seek Valuable Information," Strategy Page 7 March 2010.

Galrahn. "A. P. Moller Maersk Hires Security-Vessel for Anti-Piracy," Information Dissemination 4 January 2010.
Gambrell, Jon. "Pirates seize Greek oil tanker off Togo coast, kidnap 24 sailors amid gunfire," National Post 28 August 2012.
Garamone, Jim. "Piracy in Straits Highlights Need for Maritime Security," The
Journal, 9 June 2005.
Gardner, Frank. "Hunt. Capture. Kill. At sea with the pirate police," GQ.com 1 October 2012.
Gardner, Frank. "Somali piracy: A broken business model?" BBC News 29 November 2012.
Garmon, Tina. “International Law of the Sea: Reconciling the Law of Piracy
and Terrorism in the Wake of September 11th,” Tulane Maritime Law
     Journal, 27:1 (Winter 2002), pp. 257-275.
Gatsiounis, Ioannis. “Malacca Strait: Target for Terror,” Asia Times Online, 11 August 2004.
GCaptain Staff. "Learning the Hard Way . . . Pirates Try to Board Spanish Warship," gCaptain 12 January 2012.
Gebauer, Matthias, and Dietmar Hipp. “Passengers fought pirates with
tables and deck chairs,” Spiegel Online International 28 April 2009.
Geibel, Adam. "Cyclones, Firebolt and the Persian Gulf Pirates," Strategy Page, 22 October 2003.
New"German shipping companies invest in protection from pirates," DW.DE 16 May 2013.
"German Warship Helped Fend off Pirate Attack," CNN.com, 23 April 2008.

Gesteland, Lester J. "High Seas Piracy Thrives Despite Chinese Efforts," China Online,  6 January 2000.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “For Somali Pirates, Worst Enemy May Be on Shore,” New York Times 8 May 2009.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. "In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates," New York Times 1 September 2010.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Lessons from the Barbary Pirate Wars,” New York
Times 11 April 2009.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Negotiations over pirates’ ransom are bogged down,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 October 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Pirated Arms Freighter Cornered by U.S. Navy,” New York Times, 29 September 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Pirates demanding $5 million for a hijacked ship,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 October 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. "Pirates may be near a deal for arms shipment," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 October 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Pirates Outmaneuver Warships Off Somalia,” New York Times (15 December 2008).
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Pirates who seized arms cargo liken themselves to coast guard,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 October 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Q. &  A. With a Pirate: “We Just Want the Money,” New York Times, 30 September 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Somalia Pirates Capture Tanks and Global Notice,” New York Times, 26 September 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Somalia’s Pirates Flourish in a Lawless Nation,” New York Times, 30 October 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “Somali Pirates Tell Their Side: They Want Only Money,” New York Times, 30 September 2008.
Gettleman, Jeffrey. “The West Turns to Kenya as Piracy Criminal Court,” New York Times 23 April 2009.
Gettleman, Jeffrey, and Michael R. Gordon. "Pirates' Catch Exposed Route of Arms in  Sudan," New York Times December 2010.
Gettleman, Jeffrey, and Mohammed Ibrahim. "British Couple Held Off Somali Coast," New York Times 29 October 2009.

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Woodman, Richard. "It is governments' job to tackle piracy," Lloyd's List 25 June 2010.
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“Yemen tanker seized from pirates,” BBC News 27 April 2009.
“Yemeni Navy frees oil tanker, kills three Somali pirates,” RIA Novosti 27 April 2009.
Yoong, Sean. "Pirate Attacks Take Unusually High Toll," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2004.
Young, Adam. “Local Pirate Gangs, Strategic Waterways,” International Institute for Asian Studies. Newsletter 36.
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Zackrison, James L. "Solving Piracy Over Time," Piracy Daily 26 March 2013.
Zezima, Katie, and Mitchell L. Blumenthal. “Rescued Captain Returns to
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Bruyneel, Mark. Piracy Reports in 2005: January-March, 17 April, 2005.
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Carafano, James Jay, and Jon Rodeback. "Taking the Fight to the Pirates: Applying Counterterrorist Methods to the Threat of Piracy," The Heritage Foundation 4 March 2011.
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Dalaklis, Commander Dimitrios. "Piracy in the Horn of Africa," Maritime Security Review 21 December 2012.
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Dillon, Dana Robert. “Piracy in Asia: a Growing Barrier to Maritime Trade,” The Heritage Foundation, Backgrounder #1379, 22 June 2000.

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Ellman, Bruce A., Andrew Forbes, and David Rosenberg. Piracy and Maritime Crime: Historical and Modern Case Studies. Naval War College Newport Papers 35. January 2010.
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Anti-Piracy Planning Chart
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IMB Piracy Map 2012
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"500 Seafarers held hostage by pirates at Christmas," BIMCO, December 2010.

Alessi, Christopher, and Stephanie Hanson. "Combating Maritime Piracy," Council on Foreign Relations 23 March 2012.
Andersen. "Former Pirate Alley Commander Terry McKnight Interview," AdvanFort 2012.
Anti-Piracy Device Nets Interest, MarineLink.com 26 September 2011.

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“Electric Fence for Ships Steps up Fight against Pirates,” ICC Commercial
Crime Services, 23 January 2003.
"EU needs a new strategy to combat maritime piracy," Naftrade 28 January 2013.

Fighting Pirates with USVs, ASDNews 26 September 2011.
Final Report of the International Piracy Ransoms Task Force 11 December 2012.

Geographical Reach of Somali Piracy: Decade's Review 2001-2011. The Maritime Executive 19 November 2012.
Grayson, Charles, Lt. “USS Ford Guards Southeast Asian Trade Route,”
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Guidance on Rules for the Use of Force by Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel in Defence of a Merchant Vessel by BIMCO
The Gulf of Guinea: The New Danger Zone by Crisis Group 12 December 2012.

"High Seas Terrorism Alert in Piracy Report," ICC-International Maritime Bureau, 29 January 2003.

ICC Commercial Crime Services

Anti-piracy life-jacket on show at London Dome, 29 June 29 2000.
Anti-piracy tracking device to be introduced, 5 February 1999.
East Asian governments must clamp down on piracy together, 20 March 2000.
Indian coastguards arrest hijacked freighter off Goa, 16 November 1999.
International cooperation beats modern-day pirates, 24 November 1999.
Piracy on the increase and more violent, 23 January 1998.
Piracy report reveals major increase in attacks in 1999, 24 January 2000.
Piracy Reporting Centre foils another hijack on the high seas, 16 June 2000.
“ICC Report Sends Six Warships into Battle against Pirates,” ICC, 12 February 2002.
“IMB Report Finds Piracy Declining,” ICC, 20 July 2005.
IMO Circulars - Reports on Piracy
Issuance of Instructions and an Order on the Preparations for Dispatching P-3C Patrol Aircraft Concerning Measures against Piracy off
     the Coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden – Japanese Ministry of Defense, 17 April 2009.

Managing the Global Response to Maritime Piracy, Atlantic Council, October 2012.
Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea, Chatham House, March 2013.

NATO's Piracy Statistics for 2012.
"New 'Crow's Nest' anti-piracy system from Chess Dynamics," Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd, 2012.
"New superstructure design couples anti-piracy features with energy savings," Marine Log 8 May 2012.
"New Strategies and Ideas for Countery Piracy off Somalia; Piracy Prosecutions; Human Rights Issues," homan fenwick willan, 10 September 2012.

"Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on 'Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response' (own-initiative opinion)," Official Journal of the European Union 14 March 2013.
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4 February, 2002.

"Piracy -- Revised International Group FAQs," West of England 11 June 2012.
NewPiracy & Armed Robbery 2nd edition. Videotel.
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Piracy Daily Bulletin
“Piracy Heats up in Somali Waters,” ICC, 21 June 2005.

“Piracy Takes Higher Toll of Seamen’s Lives,” ICC Commercial Crime
     Services, 28 January 2004.
“Pirate Attacks Have Tripled in a Decade, IMB Report Finds,” ICC, 1 May
     2003.
"Pirates fire on USS Ashland, lose their boat and freedom," 5th Fleet Public Affairs.

Resolution 1816 (2008) U. N. Security Council Condemns Acts of Piracy,
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Schaeffer, Nathan. "M/V Maersk-Alabama repels suspected pirate attacks," Commander, US Naval Forces Central Command US Fifth Fleet Combined
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Schembri, Alain. "MSR Viewpoint: Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea," Maritime Security Review September 2012.
"Somali pirates fire on U.S. Navy helicopter," U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs, 27 August 2009.


USS Ford Guards Southeast Asian Trade Route,” US Navy, Jan 2002.

USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) Public Affairs. "US and China Team Up for Counter-Piracy Exercise," America's Navy 18 September 2012.

“Violence Resumes in Malacca Straits,” ICC, 15 March 2005.


Williams, Nick. "The Manila Amendments," MSR InDepth 30 November 2012.
 

 

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"10 months kidnapped at sea: the story of Captain Lubrano," Rome Reports 9 December 2012.

Albar, Yb Datuk Seri Syed Hamid. Keynote Address at the Official
Launching of the Establishment of the South East Asia Regional Centre
     for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCOT) in Putrajaya, 1 July 2003.
Altman, H. Beaulieu. "Piracy: Terrorism at Sea and Your Response-ability," Presentation at Project USA in Seattle, Washington, 22 June 2005.
Anti-Somali piracy campaign, 27 August 2012.

Blogginheads (New York Times video): Defeating Pirates, 15 April 2009.

Capt. Richard Phillips: "A Captain's Duty", ABC News Radio 9 April 2011.
NewCaptured by Pirates! Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of an interview with Captain Colin Darch, captured by Somali pirates 2008.
Combating Piracy Week 18-20 October 2011. [video interviews]
Combating Piracy Week 22-26 October 2012. [interviews for download]
“The Current: Somali Pirates – Muse,” CBC Radio, 21 November 2008.

 
Dauer, Christopher. "The Global State of Piracy," IGGA 12 March 2012.
Documentary captures world of Somali pirates, WBEZ's Worldview 8 February 2013. [audio interview]

EPP Group demands EU action on ship piracy. 12 October 2011.

Face to face with a Somali pirate. Naftrade 12 May 2012.
Fallon, William, Admiral. “Enhancing Maritime Security Cooperation,”
Speech given at the Fifth Plenary Session, IISS Asia Security
     Conference, Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, 2005.
Falque, Juan. ¡Piratas!, 28 January 2011.[Spanish documentary on Somalian piracy with English subtitles.]
Fighting piracy on the high seas, The Times of India January 2013.
Fighting pirates overseas, ABC News, 13 September 2012.
Fighting Somali Pirates, Naftrade 22 July 2012.

Hean, Teo Chee. "Asia-Pacific Armed Forces and Counter-Terrorism," Speech given at Fourth Plenary Session, IISS Asia Security Conference,
     Shangri-La Dialogue, 2005.
Hoge, Warren. "Interview with Jon Huggins, Director of Oceans Beyond Piracy," Global Observatory 18 December 2012.
"The Human Cost of Piracy," The National 21 June 2012.
The Human Cost of Piracy from NATO at Old Salt Blog 19 September 2012.
Hunting Somali pirates form the air, BBC News 27 August 2012.

"Inside Somalia with the pirates," Channel 4 News 14 January 2012. (includes "Stopping the Pirates" video Jamal Osman's interview with a pirate, a former pirate captive, and others & an interview with Admiral Lord West on guidelines on anti-piracy)

Johnson, Derek, and Erika Pladdet. “An Overview of Current Concerns in Piracy Studies and New Directions for Research,” Presentation at the
     People and the Sea II: Conflicts, Threats and Opportunities Conference in Amsterdam, 1 August 2003.
 
Karazhanchess. Private security guards shoot Somali pirates. Live Leak, 5 April 2012.
King, Eric. "Giorgi -- The New Terrifying World of Modern Day Pirates," King World News -- Blog 21 December 2012. (Interview)

Life as a Somali Pirate Hostage. Naftrade 8 May 2012.
The Life of Georgian and Turkish Hostages in Somalia, 10 November 2011.
Loong, Lee Hsien. "Securing the Future for a New Asia," Keynote Address
given at IISS Asia Security Conference, Shangri-La Dialogue in
     Singapore on 3 June 2005.

Moulder, Andrew. Somali piracy and the effects of Monsoon season, 18 June 2012.

NewPatrolling for Pirates in Somali Waters, CNN 8 May 2013.
Pearlman, Jeff. Piraterrorism: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Phillips: Just Arming Crews Won’t Stop Piracy
Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Waters off the Coast of Somalia, IMO Organization MSC.1/Circ. 1337 (4 August 2010).
NewPiracy drives international trade costs up by 18bn, Naftrade 19 April 2013.
Piracy Mitigation Strategies -- A Video Webcast Series, December 2012-December 2013.
Pirate Hunting: Official Trailer, Naftrade 6 April 2012.

The Problem of Piracy Affects Us All. Save Our Seafarers.
Prosecuting pirates: Enforcing the rule of law at sea, Naftrade 18 August 2012.

Radio Reporter Exposes Somali Piracy, 13 November 2012.
Razak, Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abd. "Enhancing Maritime Security
Cooperation," Address given at Fifth Plenary Session, IISS Asia Security
     Conference, Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, 2005.
The Real Maersk Alabama pirate history, Naftrade 8 July 2012.
The Reality of Piracy: Seafarer Dipendra Singh Rathore's video interview in September 2011 on being captured and held hostage by Somali pirates.

Save Our Seafarers's Channel
The Serious Problem of Modern High Seas Piracy, Presentation given at
Port of Chicago on 20 November 2000 (with 2005 update).
The 'Somali pirates' who are not what they seem, 4 News 2 April 2013.
Somali Pirates on RearVision 27 April 2011.
NewSomali Pirates Backed by Gov't Officials? Voice of America On Assignment 20 May 2013.
Somali anti-piracy mission extended on 4 April 2012.
Stolen Seas: Tales of Somali Piracy
A Sustainable Solution to Somali Piracy -- Part 2, 19 January 2013.

Taking a Stand: East Africa piracy from the perspective of a merchant captain, 1 January 2010.
Taking on the pirates on 24 April 2012.

"UK forces free ship's crew from Somali pirates," Channel 4 News 11 October 2011.


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1998 Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM)
1999 Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM)


Beazley's Gulf of Guinea Piracy Plus (insurance)
BIMCO
: The Baltimore and International Maritime Council
Bruyneel, Mark. Modern Piracy
Bruyneel, Mark. Tale of a Modern Pirate Gang. 21 November 2000, Updated 3 January 2000.
Burnett, John S. Dangerous Waters

CGPCS: Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
Communis Hostis Omnium: Navigating the Murkey Legal Waters of Maritime Piracy
Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
Counter Piracy and Maritime Security (US Department of State)

Danish navy capture Somali pirates (Video)
Database on Maritime Piracy Court Cases at UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute)
Dryad Maritime Intelligence Service

Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association

Idarat Maritime
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
Intelligence Resource Program: Pirates
International Maritime Security Corporation's Entanglement System
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
International Maritime Organization
INTERPOL: Maritime Piracy

A Journey into Piracy -- Meeting the Somalia Pirates (Danish with English subtitles)

Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants (graphic comparing cost of war to cost of piracy -- courtesy of MUSC)
Maritime Piracy -- Humanitarian Response
Maritime Piracy (Interpol)
Maritime Safety Information - ONI
Reports
Maritime Security Review

Naftrade: Piracy
New York Times Podcast. John S. Burnett discusses pirates on 23 April
2008.

Oceans Beyond Piracy

Piracy at noonsite.com: the Global Site for Cruising Sailors
Piracy Daily
Piracy in the Nineties

Piracy Studies
"Pirates in the Malacca Strait," Tao Security Blog, April 2004.
Port Agency Services Blog (Mauritius)

Raunekk. "18 Anti-piracy Weapons for Ships to Fight Pirates," Marine Insight 18 January 2013.
Save Our Seafarers
Secure-Ship Video
ShipLoc
NewSomali Anti-Piracy Information Center (SAPIC)
Surviving Pirate Kidnap
(Opus: Kidnap and Hostage Solutions)

The Trouble with Pirates 12 November 2012
The Truth about Somali Pirates (video in Arabic)

US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Horn of Africa Piracy

Video shows pirates pursued, captured, CNN, 15 April 2008.

Yacht Piracy Information Centre for Bluewater Sailors

 
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