Author :
Heger, Max ; Oberg, Johnny ; Dumiak, Michael ; Moore, S.K. ; Patel-Predd, P.
Abstract :
Over the past few months, the popular image of pirates has morphed from drunken swashbuckler to Somali bandit, as raiders in the Gulf of Aden, off the Indian Ocean, have brazenly taken on larger targets¿like the oil tanker Sirius Star-and more of them. During the first nine months of 2008, there were more than 120 pirate attacks off East Africa, compared with 60 in 2007 and 13 in 2004, according to the International Maritime Organization. Military missions haven¿t succeeded at stemming piracy so far, but could there be a technological fix?
