sea piracy
Let an agent explain sea piracy as a crime and phenomenon, relay its legal definition, history and regional patterns from international law, maritime security and historical sources with attribution, describe counter-piracy responses at a general level, and decline any guidance on committing piracy or evading enforcement, routing those in danger to maritime rescue and reporting centres.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain sea piracy as a crime and phenomenon, relay its legal definition, history and regional patterns from international law, maritime security and historical sources with attribution, describe counter-piracy responses at a general level, and decline any guidance on committing piracy or evading enforcement, routing those in danger to maritime rescue and reporting centres.
Robbery, hijacking or violence against ships and their crews at sea, defined in international law by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, with a history from ancient Mediterranean and Scottish piracy through the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean to modern piracy off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Guinea and Southeast Asia, including fuel theft known as petrol piracy; piracy is a crime of universal jurisdiction and is countered by naval patrols, shipping industry measures and prosecution, described here at the level of public reference sources.
What it is for: Not applicable; a crime and historical phenomenon.
It can be explain definition and history; relay regional patterns; describe counter-piracy responses; decline operational content.
Distinguishing features
Crime at sea
Universal jurisdiction
Regional hotspots
Historical and modern
What it looks like
Not a visible object; attacks on vessels at sea.
Physical character
UNCLOS definition: article 101 note
Somali piracy peak: 2011, over 230 attacks note - IMB
recent global incidents: about 100-130 per year - IMB reports 2020s
Gulf of Guinea: main kidnapping hotspot in the 2020s note
How it is recognised
Robbery and violence against ships at sea
Piracy off Somalia, in the Persian Gulf, India, Portugal, Scotland; petrol piracy
Armed robbery in port is a related crime under national law; privateering was state-licensed; copyright piracy is unrelated
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is defined by - article 101
is countered by - such as EU NAVFOR Atalanta
is contrasted with - state-licensed raiding
In practice
Families and kinds
historical piracy in the Mediterranean, Scotland, Portugal and the Caribbean
Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean piracy
modern piracy off Somalia
Gulf of Guinea piracy and kidnapping
Southeast Asian piracy and petrol piracy
armed robbery against ships in territorial waters
Standards and regulation
UNCLOS and the SUA Convention
IMO guidance and Best Management Practices for shipping
National piracy laws and universal jurisdiction
Failure modes and hazards
Agents providing operational guidance
Romanticising piracy
Registry aliases naming regions and a fuel theft variant
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What sea piracy is.
Regulation.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is sea piracy under international law, and how does it differ from armed robbery in port, privateering and copyright piracy? definition
- Is the question about law, history and security, or about committing or evading, which the model refuses? boundary
Regions
Regional patterns.
Regions
Regions.
- What are the patterns of piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Guinea, Southeast Asia and historically in the Persian Gulf, India, Portugal and Scotland? definition
- Which entry fits the specific region? action
Response Counter-piracy.
Regulation.
Naval
Naval and legal responses.
Naval
Naval.
- How do naval operations, prosecutions and regional agreements counter piracy, at public reference level? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Shipping
Shipping measures.
Shipping
Shipping.
- What do Best Management Practices and reporting centres do, and how do crews in danger get help? provenance
- Is the user in danger at sea and in need of rescue and reporting routes? boundary
History History.
Attribution.
Classical
Ancient and early modern.
Classical
Classical.
- How did piracy operate in the ancient Mediterranean, Scotland, Portugal and the golden age, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Modern
Modern resurgence.
Modern
Modern.
- Why did Somali piracy rise and fall, and what drives piracy today, with causes attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits piracy off the coast of Somalia? action
Context Economics and culture.
Context.
Economics
Costs.
Economics
Economics.
- What are the economic costs of piracy to shipping and coastal states, as studies estimate? provenance
- Which entry fits maritime security? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How is piracy depicted in literature and film, and how does that differ from reality? provenance
- Which entry fits pirates in popular culture? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should piracy off Somalia and Gulf of Guinea piracy be separate primary entries?
- How should international law and maritime security sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming regional histories and petrol piracy; should they be split off?