Jolly Roger With an Uzi
Subtitle: The Rise and Threat of Modern Piracy
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: February 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781557503282
Subjects: Organized crime; Shipping industries; Sociology; Military - Naval; Offenses And Offenders; Water Transportation; True Crime / Espionage; Social Science; Pirates; Other Miscellaneous Crimes; Terrorism; Criminology; Military - Aviation; Hijacking of ships
Description: "Jack Gottschalk and Brian Flanagan call attention to the fact that, although most reported pirate assaults occur in the waters off Indonesia, Brazil, and Somalia, and in the South China Sea, no location is entirely safe. They argue that the modern-day pirate is motivated primarily by greed but is not necessarily part of an organized crime group. As the title of the book indicates, pirates often use high-powered automatic weapons, and they escape in high-speed boats.

Most plan their attacks carefully, frequently using information gained through government agencies in ports. The costs in terms of both economic loss and seafarers' deaths and injuries are enormous. To curtail the crime, the authors suggest U.S. policy reforms, new roles for government agencies and military and maritime enforcement units, and a redefinition of jurisdictions."--BOOK JACKET.