Modern Pirates & Piracy Today
Pirates piracy and armed robbery against ships is as old as maritime navigation itself.  Today,  modern piracy and armed robbery at sea remains a hidden but very real problem in many parts of the world, an ever-present risk and challenge for ships and Ship Masters and their crews.

Updated March 2009 v.1.3

ISBN 978-0-9562107-0-8

Acts of contemporary piracy and by modern day  pirates can range from simple armed attacks by opportunists, to organised crime on an international scale.

Hundreds of pirate attacks take place every year and the modern pirate has become ever more sophisticated, audacious and violent than ever before. No longer is an act of modern piracy on the high seas limited to plunder or theft but includes other violent crimes such as seajacking,kidnapping, murder and rape.

2009 A  Modern Plague of Pirates
I"Pirates are not the enemy of any nation they are the enemy of mankind."

This fast-paced read is interesting information for professionals, seafarers, or the inquisitive reader. The book is technical in many aspects, but extremely clear and well-illustrated. The book's usefulness for sea safety cannot be underestimated. Corbett has done an outstanding job in defining the problems and issues that professional, commercial seafarers, yacht owners and others must think about. It is one of the most comprehensive and insightful books on piracy available

Contents: Pirates, Piracy, armed robbery at sea,history of piracy, the law of the high seas, international action on piracy in Somalia, piracy in the South China Seas, different types of pirates, pirate tactics, piracy and organised crime, prevention of piracy, piracy armed robbery the risk assessment, practical measures against pirate attack, international response to piracy,action by ship master in response to armed attack,terrorism at sea,preemption and response to pirate attack, ISPS and piracy, SSAS and piracy, LRAD and piracy, electrified fences as a barrier against pirate attack, armed security against pirates, private military contractors, social impacts of piracy, the psychology of piracy. Anti piracy and counter piracy measures, Piracy statistics. The pirate attack.