waters of the most vulnerable pirates

do you still remember my last posting? yupzz,, that was about Sinar Kudus ship which had been the victim of Somali pirates. luckily, the problem had finished. they had been freed now.
connected to my last posting, now I will post about waters of the most vulnerable pirates in the world.
1. Gulf of Aden
in late 2008, world's attention turn to water near this African Peninsula. Somali pirates hijacked one of the super biggest oil tanker in the world which owned by Saudi Arabia that was carrying two million barrels of crude oil.
the incident was recorded as the piracy of the biggest ship that happened in the world. the ship named Sirius Star was estimated worth $ 150 million and the estimated oil cargo valued at U.S. $ 100 million.
2. Nigeria
pirates hijacked Danish container ship named Claes Maersk when it was leaning against  the pier. the pirates used speedboat to reach the ship. the Nigerian Government has never addressed this report in piracy.
until september 2008, there were 24 attacks in Nigerian water, or more than twice a month. Nigeria ranks second after the Gulf of Aden as a region with the world's most danger water.
3. Indonesia
believe it or not, with its status as the world's largest archipelago nation, Indonesia which consists of 17,000 large and small island would be a very potential location for piracy. the lack of safety in the sea makes the pirates free to act.
in April 2008, Norway's large shipping vessels, Spar Cetus, was hijacked by two dozen pirates from Indonesia. until September 2009, 23 piracy attacks in Indonesian water.
4. Tanzania
a country that locates in East Africa has a beautiful nature and famous as the heaven for the people who like snorkeling. however, this country was also a "natural" beautiful for the pirates. Tanzania is located near the Indian Ocean, most busy water traversed  by two third of the world's oil tankers and another large cargo ships.
in September 2008, the pirates hijacked Liberia's container ship, Safmarine Asia. they managed to dismantle the three containers and carried the belonging of crew. until September 2008, there were 14 piracy attacks in the water area.
5. Gulf of Somali
Somali bay or cove along the 1,880 miles the longest in Africa are often used by the pirates to hijack ships serving the route for delivery of goods through the Red Sea.
50 armed pirates hijacked Faina, a Ukrainian's container ship, which was carrying Soviet-made weaponry, including 72 tanks in September 2008. the process of ransom negotiation turned difficult and then gets help from American warships. Indonesian ship, Sinar Kudus also hijacked in this area. there were 12 piracy attacks in Gulf of Somalia until September 2008.
6.India
in India, seven pirates boarded the vessel open around 12 feet and approached the tanker carrying chemicals. as of September 2008, there were 10 attacks off the coast of India.

so, we need to consider about this, especially for the sailor-men.

by: Luzken P.M.