Piracy Today: Fighting Villainy on the High Sea

by John C. Payne

Book Overview

Modern piracy is a billion-dollar business that takes advantage of inadequate international law, lax enforcement and under-staffed ships. Gangs armed with AK-47s and small rocket launchers have been emboldened by recent successes and are demanding--and often receiving six-figure ransoms. Theft of cargo and rocketing insurance premiums means the cost of transporting goods is rising, not to mention the increased physical danger to mariners in all corners...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157409291X
• ISBN13: 9781574092912
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"