Somalian piracy isn’t as widespread as it was five years ago, but it’s still a serious problem. The six pirates, with their contraband, escaped into the night, free to attack again. Indonesian authorities were informed, but as is often the case, their efforts were too little, too late. The sound frightened the pirates, who fled. The raiding may have distracted the pirates, however, as the sailor managed to free himself and take off on foot toward the bridge. They then turned to the ship’s stores and began to plunder. The robbers swiped his walkie-talkie, thrust him to the deck and bound him. The pirates noticed the sailor as well, and attacked him as he tried to contact the ship’s bridge on a handheld radio. A sailor on duty spotted the men, who were armed with guns and knives. at Belawan Anchorage, the docked Rudolf Schulte, was boarded by six pirates who climbed aboard using a long bamboo pole topped with a metal hook. Indonesia’s 17,500 islands and their surrounding waters now take the title as the world’s most heavily pirated. Below are the world’s most pirate-infested waters, and an individual attack from each place. National navies have become much more active in the fight against piracy, and commercial tankers and cargo vessels increasingly employ armed security-a concept that was rare and even discouraged in many maritime circles as recently as 2008.Īs greater arms have come to bear against the pirates, the maritime brigands have honed their tactics and beefed up their armament as well. The dust jacket has some light soiling to the back cover and spine clean flaps there are small tears along the top and bottom edges, and some small pieces missing at the ends of the spine.Also changed are the tactics used to combat piracy. The front pastedown has a name/address label affixed. The book is in excellent condition and nearly appears unread - clean both inside and out with only some tanning to the pastedowns. There is a foundation of fact underlying most of the adventures related in this book either the stories are based on actual happenings or are of events that were so many Salem pepper ships off the coast of Sumatra that the Malays 'believed Salem to be a country by itself, and one of the richest and most important sections of the globe." "Pirates of yellow or brown skin infested the waters of the East Indies, the Fiji Islanders were cannibals and enjoyed making 'Salem stew,' China, except for the port of Canton, was forbidden to foreigners yet Yankee captains dared all perils in their quest for markets and frequently by native shrewdness and sheer audacity won rich cargoes and brought them safely home. Thrilling stories of wit and heroism based on the real adventures of hardy American sailors in China and Malay seas." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. With "eight exciting tales of the days when Yankee captains dared make strange voyages in wild waters to trade with black devils and deal with black magic. The book features both full-page color plates and black & white illustrations by Frank Schoonover. This is a terrific condition copy of "Yankee Ships in Pirate Waters" by Rupert Sargent Holland with its original dust jacket.
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