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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.

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.
Abrams, Joseph. “Somali Pirates Keep Hundreds of Hostages in Pirate Cityof 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.
"Admiral Provides Details of Somali Piracy Killings," MarineLink.com 23 February 2011.
Aebi, Tania. "Fears of Piracy," SailNet, 26 February 2002.

"Again facing Somali pirates, U.S. shi doesn't go quietly," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 19 November 2009.
"Ahoy! Yacht Thief 'No Captain Jack Sparrow,'" The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2005.
Amies, Nick. "Shipping insurance sky-rockets as pirate attacks increase," Deutsche Welle 27 May 2009.
Alexander, Yonah, and Tyler Richardson. "Maritime Terrorism Next?" The
Washington Times, 20 October 2002.
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.
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.
Associated Press. "Navy Frees Somalis Seized After Pirate Shooting," npr 25 March 2010.
"
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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. "Pirate operations disrupted as second mothership captured," Lloyd's List 16 February 2011.
Bockmann, Michelle Wiese. "Pirvate 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. "Yemen navy charges $60,000 for safe passage in pirate waters," The Australian 6 January 2010.

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.

"Briefing: The Return of the Pirates," The Week. 30 November 2007.
“British navy sailors kill pirates,” Fairplay, 13 November 2008.
"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.

"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).
Cartner, John A. C. "The Very Model of a Modern Private Navy," JDSupra 2 February 2011.
"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.
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 ship crew 'rescued' from Somali pirates," BBC News 28 December 2009.
NewChivers, C. J. "For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue," The New York Times 6 January 2012.
New"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.
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.
NewConlin, 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 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.
Crilly, Rob. “Somali attack on US vessel was ‘act of revenge, not piracy’,”
Times Online 15 April 2009.
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.

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.
“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.
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.

“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.
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.
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.

NewDrury, 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.

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.
"EU force frees Somali 'pirates'," BBC News 25 March 2010.
EU to train Somali piracy force,” BBC News 28 July 2009.
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.

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).
Faul, Michelle. "Piracy may imperil shipping route," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 October 2008.
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.
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).
"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.
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.
Garamone, Jim. "Piracy in Straits Highlights Need for Maritime Security," The
Journal, 9 June 2005.
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.
NewGCaptain 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.
"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.

Gettleman, Jeffrey, and Mohammed Ibrahim. "Insurgents' Seizure of a Pirate Base in Somalia Raises Questions about Its Future," New York Times 2 May 2010.
NewGettleman, Jeffrey, Eric Schmitt, and Thom Shanker. "US Swoops in to Free 2 from Pirates in Somali Raid," The New York Times 25 January 2012.
Gibson, Helen. "A Plague of Pirates," Time, 18 August 1997.

Gildarie, Leonard. "Pirates Attack Four Boats in Atlantic," Stabroek News, 1 August 2000.
Gladstone, Rick. "Armed Pirates Hijack a Fuel Tanker off Benin and Take 23 Crew Members Hostage," New York Times 14 September 2011.
Goldman, David P. "Issue Letters of Marque against Somali Pirates!", First Things 13 July 2010.
Goodman, Al. “Pirates ‘Demand Money’ for Seized Spanish Crew,”
CNN.com, 21 April 2008.
Goodman, J. David. "7 from Denmark Head Home after Being Freed by Pirates," New York Times 7 September 2011.
Gopalan, Sandeep, and Stephanie Switzer. "Pirates of the Aden: A Tale of Law's Impotence," Social Science Research Network 14 May 2009.
Gopalan, Sandeep. "Put Pirates to the Sword," The Wall Street Journal 18 January 2010.
"Government rules out ransom deal," BBC News 31 October 2009.

Greek ships escape pirate attacks off Somalia,” News.com.au 10 April 2009.
Grey, Michael. "Bringing home the human cost of Somali piracy," Lloyd's List 14 February 2011.
Grieshaber, Kirsten. "Forces free seized German cargo ship off Africa," The Washington Post 25 October 2010.

Grieshaber, Kirsten. "Pirates seize 2 ships off Kenya coast," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 25 October 2010.
Griggs, Patrick. "Piracy fight stuck in a legal minefield," Lloyd's List 21 February 2011.
Griggs, Patrick. "Who are the pirates?" Lloyd's List 21 February 2011.
Gugliotta, Guy. "U.S. Ships Fire on Suspected Pirates," Fort Worth
Star-Telegram, 19 March 2006.
Guled, Abdi. “Somali elders try to negotiate safe passage for pirates,” Arab News 12 April 2009.
NewGuled, Abdi. "Somali pirates threaten to kill American captive," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 27 January 2012.
"Gunmen kill Somalia pirate judge," BBC News 12 November 2009.

Haberstroh, Joe. "Merchant Cadets Train to Fight Pirates," The Detroit News, 3 February 2000.
Hailey, Roget. "UK Vows Tougher Action on Pirates," Lloyd's List 27 January 2011.
Halloran, Richard. "Piracy Erodes Security," Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 13 May
2001.
Halloran, Richard. "Southeast Asia Fears Terrorist 'Pirates,'" The Washington Times, 3 May 2003.
Ham, Walter T. "USS Bonhomme Richard Chases Pirates Away from Fishermen," Navy Newstand, 22 February 2005.
Hand, Marcus. “Brutal Return of Malacca Pirates,” Lloyd’s List, 3 March 2005.
Hand, Marcus. “Gang Surrender after Their Speedboat is Taken,” Lloyd’s List, 16 June 2005.
Hand, Marcus. "How Crew Fought Off Somali Pirates," Lloyd's List, 1 November 2007.
Hand, Marcus. “IMB Warns of Collision Catastrophe Threat in Wave of Pirate Attacks,” Lloyd’s List, 6 November 2003.
Hand, Marcus. "Malacca Strait Pirates Hit Second Tug in a Month," Lloyd's List, 20 September 2002.
Hand, Marcus. “Owners’ Federation Demands ASEAN Action to Curb Piracy,” Lloyd’s List, 4 December 2003.
Hand, Marcus. "PIL confirms Kota Wajar hijack crew are safe," Lloyd's List 19 October 2009.
Hand, Marcus. "Pirates Foiled in Indonesia Hijack Bid," Lloyd's List, 16 April 2007.
Hand, Marcus. "Shoot Pirates on Sight, Says Indonesian Navy Chief," Lloyd's List, 21 June 2004.
Hand, Marcus, and David Osler. "Captive Crew overthrow Somali Pirates," Lloyd's List, 31 October 2007.
Hari, Johann. “You are being lied to about piratesThe Independent 5 January 2009.
Harper, Mary. “Life in Somalia's pirate town,” BBC News, 18 September 2008.
Harris, Edward. "Navy Helps Foreign Ships Being Hijacked by Pirates," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Ocotober 2007.
Harris, Edward. "Navy Helps Hijacked Vessels in Waters off Somalia," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 November 2007.
Harris, Edward. "US Military Takes on Latter-day Pirates," Yahoo! News, 2 November 2007.
Hashem, Baruch. "Pirates -- International Prison for Pirates?" Politics, Religion, and Family 6 March 2011.
Hassan, Abdiqani. "Somali pirate: I made $2.4 mln from ransoms in 2010," Reuters 10 March 2011.
Hassan, Mohamed Olad. “5 Pirates Drown With Share of $3 Million Ransom
a Day After Freeing Saudi Tanker,” Washington Post (11 January
     2009).
Hassan, Mohamed Olad. "Influx of pirate money driving up costs," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 December 2009.
Hassan, Mohamed Olad. "Pirates say that illegal fishing is rampant," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 November 2009.

Hassan, Mohamed Olad. “Warships close in on pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 September 2008.
Hassan, Mohammed Olad, and Elizabeth Kennedy. “Pirates transform villages into boomtowns,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 November 2008.
Hassan, Mohamed Olad, and Steve Gutterman. “Russians, British foil pirate attack,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 November 2008.
Hawkins, William R. "The Only Way to Suppress Pirates," Family Security Matters 3 March 2011.
Hays, Tom. "Somali pirate gets more than 33 years in prison," San Francisco Chronicle 16 February 2011.
Henry, Ray. “Crew had worried of possible hijacking,” Fort Worth
Star-Telegram 9 April 2009.
Herrmann, W. A. "Maritime Piracy and Anti-piracy Measures: Part I: Piracy--Increasing Challenge with New Dimensions," Naval Forces, 25
     (February 2004), pp.18-25.
Hijacked US crew 'retake vessel',” BBC News 8 April 2009.
Hijacker Somali Pirates: We'll Fight to the Death Before Surrendering to U.S., Russia,” Fox News 6 October 2008.
Hines, Joshua. "A New Approach to Piracy," Proceedings Magazine 137:10 (October 2011). [Online access viewable only to members of USNI]
Ho, Joshua. “The Security of Sea Lanes in Southeast Asia,” Military
Technology, 29:5 (May 2005), pp. 14-19.
Hodge, Nathan. “Blackwater’s Pirate-Fighting Ops Sunk After Discrimination Suits,” Wired 14 May 2009.
Hodge, Nathan. “Somali Pirates: We Want Revenge, Not Ransom,” Wired 15 April 2009.
Hoffman, Carl. “Death of an Ocean Crusader,” Adventure, March 2002, pp. 26-27.
“Hong Kong, Greek ships hijacked near Somalia," New York Times, 18 September 2008.
Hopkins, Frank. "Piracy: Sailing in Harm's Way," Soldier of Fortune, April 2000.
Hopkins, Frank. "Piracy: the New Growth Industry," Soldier of Fortune, March 2000.
Hopkins, Frank. "Piracy: To Give No Quarter," Soldier of Fortune, May 2000.
Houreld, Katharine. "Officials vow to fight new wave of pirates," Fort Forth Star-Telegram 6 March 2010.
Houreld, Katharine. “Pirates get away with $3.2 million,” Fort Worth
Star-Telegram (6 February 2009).
Houreld, Katharine. "Pirates hijack U.S.-bound oil supertanker," Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 December 2009.
Houreld, Katharine. “Pirates hold American hostage after raid,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram 9 April 2009.
Houreld, Katharine. “Pirates too quick for NATO response,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 November 2008.
Houreld, Katharine. "Russian navy frees hijacked tanker," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2010.
Houreld, Katharine, and Anne Gearan. “Pirates’ gunfire foils escape bid,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 11 April 2009.
‘How pirates hijacked us,’News24.com, 10 June 2005.
"How to catch a pirate -- cooperation is key," naval-technology.com 24 November 2011.
How to Pay Ransom to Modern-day Pirates,” NPR: Day to Day, 7 October
2008.
NewHowden, Daniel, and Toby Green. "British security guards jump ship to escape Somali pirates," The Independent 29 November 2008.
Howden, Daniel. "Somali pirates are 'using torture' as defence shield," The Independent 3 February 2011.
NewHowden, Daniel. "West plans new hi-tech crackdown on Somali pirate gangs," The Independent 13 January 2012.
Howell, Llewellyn D. "The Open Seas are Becoming No-Man's-Land," USA
Today Magazine. May 1999.
Howland, Jonathan. “Countering Maritime Terror, U.S. Thwarts Attacks, Builds Up Foreign Navies,” The Jewish Institute for National Security
     Affairs, 17 June 2004.
Howland, Jonathan. "Pressure to Secure Malacca Straits," Ocnus.Net, 16 July 2005.
Hughes, David. "ICS: 'Governments must do more on piracy'," Maritime Global Net 18 January 2010.
Hunt on for ‘hijacked cargo ship’,” BBC News 12 August 2009.

Hunter, Robyn. “How do you pay a pirate’s ransom?BBC News 3 December 2009.
Hunter, Robyn. “Somali pirates living the high life,” BBC News, 28 October 2008.
Hutchins, Todd Emerson. "Structuring a Sustainable Letters of Marque Regime: How Commissioning Privateers Can Defeat the Somali Pirates," California Law Review 13 June 2011.

’I beat pirates with a hose and sonic cannon',” BBC News 17 May 2007.
“Indonesia Warns of Malacca Straits Terror Plots, Hails Anti-piracy Patrols,” Channel NewsAsia International, 26 August 2004.
New"Inside Somalia with the pirates," Channel 4 News 14 January 2012. (includes 2 video reports)
“International effort necessary,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram 14 April
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Sofge, Erik. “Robot Boats Hunt High-Tech Pirates,” Popular Mechanics, 21 December 2007
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"Somali piracy: Armed guards to protect UK ships," BBC News 30 October 2011.
“Somali pirate arrives in New York City to face trial in attack,” Fort
Worth Star-Telegram 21 April 2009.
 “Somali pirate suspect arrives in New York City,” MSNBC 21 April 2009.
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"Somali pirates free UK couple Paul and Rachel Chandler," BBC News 14 November 2010.
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“Somali pirates release hijacked Greek tanker,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 November 2008.
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Spilman, Richard. "Day of the Seafarer -- Nightmare on the Sahmo Dream," Old Salt Blog 6 June 2011.
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“U.S. Navy again catches suspected pirates,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (13 February 2009).
U.S. Navy Arrives at Scene of Hijacked American Ship,” Fox News 9 April 2009.
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"U.S. Navy Ships Return Fire on Suspected Pirates," American Forces Information Service, 18 March 2006.
U.S. negotiators try to persuade pirates to free captain,” CNN 10 April 2009.
US unveils plan to tackle piracy,” BBC News 15 April 2009.
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Van Zandt, Clint. "Modern Day Pirates, Ancient Day Crimes," MSNBC.com, 22 March 2005.
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Walker, Peter. “Mystery of the Arctic Sea: ship feared seized by pirates in European waters,” Guardian 11 August 2009.
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"Warships blasting Somali pirates out of water," USA Today 18 March 2010.
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White House Monitors Somali Pirate Attack on U.S.-Flagged Ship,
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“Yemen tanker seized from pirates,” BBC News 27 April 2009.
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    Southeast Asia, 25:2 (August 2003), pp. 269-83.

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Banker, Scott D. Enemies of Mankind: the Developing Threat of Modern Maritime Piracy and Terrorism. Springfield: Southwest Missouri State
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     National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, 2002, pp. 143-170.

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Anti-Piracy Planning Chart
IMB Piracy Map 2008
NewIMB Piracy Map 2012
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Map of Somali Pirate Attacks and Hijackings – UNOSAT
 
 

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"500 Seafarers held hostage by pirates at Christmas," BIMCO, December 2010.

Anti-Piracy Device Nets Interest, MarineLink.com 26 September 2011.

Coast Guard issues Maritime Security Directive 104-6

The Economic Cost of Piracy by Oceans Beyond Piracy, 2011.
“Electric Fence for Ships Steps up Fight against Pirates,” ICC Commercial
Crime Services, 23 January 2003.

Fighting Pirates with USVs, ASDNews 26 September 2011.

Grayson, Charles, Lt. “USS Ford Guards Southeast Asian Trade Route,” US Navy, January 2001.

"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.

“Organized Crime Takes to the High Seas, ICC Piracy Report Finds,” ICC,
4 February, 2002.

“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.

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"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.


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

 
 

Skull and CrossbonesSpeeches & VideoSkull and Crossbones

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.

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Capt. Richard Phillips: "A Captain's Duty", ABC News Radio 9 April 2011.
Combating Piracy Week 18-20 October 2011. [video interviews]
“The Current: Somali Pirates – Muse,” CBC Radio, 21 November 2008.

 
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.]

Hean, Teo Chee. "Asia-Pacific Armed Forces and Counter-Terrorism," Speech given at Fourth Plenary Session, IISS Asia Security Conference,
     Shangri-La Dialogue, 2005.

New"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.
 
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.

Pearlman, Jeff. Piraterrorism: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Phillips: Just Arming Crews Won’t Stop Piracy
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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 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).
Somali Pirates on RearVision 27 April 2011.

Taking a Stand: East Africa piracy from the perspective of a merchant captain, 1 January 2010.

"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)

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
Danish navy capture Somali pirates (Video)

Dryad Maritime Intelligence Service

Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Association

Idarat Maritime
IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
Intelligence Resource Program: Pirates
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
International Maritime Organization

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

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 in the Nineties
"Pirates in the Malacca Strait," Tao Security Blog, April 2004.

Save Our Seafarers
Secure-Ship Video
ShipLoc

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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