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During all our lives we have heard of the existence of pirates. In fact, there are thousands of books and movies where we can see reflected as we describe the personality and characteristics of a pirate.
This was in the past but are pirates exist today? And we are surprised that at present, pirates continue to exist today.
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They have only changed the form or their techniques of looting and have greatly improved their attacks due to new technologies, The areas where the existence of pirates is Malaysia, Indonesia and Somalia, which indicates that they are not looting all over the world, but that in these specific places they have a lot of presence, one of the zones with more conflicts and where there are a lot of pirates is Somalia.
The country of Somalia is key and is a strategic point because of its position and the political situation, Somalia was colonized by England and Italy. In 1960 is when it regains its independence and manages to be under a democratic government during only 9 years, in 1969 Dictator Mohamed Siad Barré began to govern until 1988 when a national movement in Somalia rebelled against the dictatorship, for 1991 dictator Siad Barré leaves the power and flee the country.
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His flight does not leave peace and is that from that moment Begins to live a stage of confrontations and battles that have prevented that a stable government is achieved.
Malaysia is located in the Horn of Africa and is a point of union between Asia and Europe, from this zone are made the 10% of the world trade and is that the Gulf of Aden is witness of the traffic of more than 20,000 ships every year, Also part of the oil that is extracted from the Middle East.
Asia has also come to record pirate cases, particularly in the Malacca Strait, a narrow channel between Malaysia and Asia, in 2004 the government of each of these countries reached an agreement to increase the security and protection of the ships they were crossing this zone. The Pirates continue to seek refuge in areas that are very strategic to trade.
The word pirate is a term that has been amplified its use, is used to refer to many terms.
Because we can speak of the classic pirate who is a bandito who is dedicated to make sea looting, one who appropriates things that do not belong to him Using brute force and often weapons to harm those who are not allowed to remove their own, pirates usually act in areas where no state jurisdiction exists or in ambiguous places.
For years we have believed that only Captain Hook, Sandokan, and Jack Sparrow are the only pirates that exist, and we have come to believe that they are not real and that they are fictional characters, a legend, but the reality is another pirate existed in the past And are still present today, pirates have served as a great source of inspiration for those who write books and make scripts, because we can see series, movies, and books that tell us several stories of pirates, but many of them Are true and not just mere fantasy.
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They definitely do exist! Some are good ones though! Sea Shepherd! <3
Hahah yeah! Thanks for commenting, @jessandthesea :)
I knew few facts about pirates as portrayed in movies. Never dug into more information.
After reading this article I realised few more facts. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome, @cahithrabhat. Thanks for reading!
There have been some high-profile "pirate attacks" in that area in the last decade. Somalia is quite the hot-bed for contemporary piracy. In the 1800's they used muskets and cutlasses. Now, they're armed with assault rifles and RPGs. Interesting post!
Pirates and organized crime syndicates are symptoms of a weak central government. On a different perspective, one could even view government as a successful pirate or crime syndicate that managed to beat out its competition. At times, it may be cost effective to pay toll tax to the pirates so that they will allow for safe passage of your vessels than sending a military force.
An interesting twist in history regarding piracy may be the Portuguese "conquests" in the Indian ocean to "control" the spice trade. Despite the historical and religious propaganda, the Portuguese pirates were likely granted some ports, so that the trading interests can pay them to stop their molestation of the all important Indian Ocean Trade. It is not always those who control territories that have power, but those who can disrupt trade and communication who hold power.
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