Comments on: Mapping piracy http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:26:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TDL http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376239 TDL Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:01:26 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376239 I wonder if there is a map of the world's deep water navies and how they overlap these problem areas. Also, I know some British insurance companies were building out their own navies in order to deal with the growing threat of piracy, anyone know the status on that? Regards, TDL I wonder if there is a map of the world’s deep water navies and how they overlap these problem areas. Also, I know some British insurance companies were building out their own navies in order to deal with the growing threat of piracy, anyone know the status on that?

Regards,
TDL

]]> By: a517dogg http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376229 a517dogg Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:55:20 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376229 There is a case of a cruise ship that used a sonic weapon to fend off pirates. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1859626,00.html I know DefenseTech covered it but I can't find the story. There is a case of a cruise ship that used a sonic weapon to fend off pirates.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1859626,00.html

I know DefenseTech covered it but I can’t find the story.

]]> By: alec http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376228 alec Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:23:26 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376228 So Life Aquatic: based on a true story? So Life Aquatic: based on a true story?

]]> By: snow http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376227 snow Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:38:38 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376227 Looking at the map, it doesn't seem to be a lot in perspective of the huge number of ships plying the seas at any one time. At the same time, it is a serious problem for the shipping industry which is crucial to moving goods and energy supplies. I think I'd be nervous piloting one of these ships in some of the more dangerous areas. They aren't allowed to have weapons on these ships? I would want to at least have a few personal weapons on board, just in case, on cruise liners and yachts, too. And why not a few heavy duty weapons to dissuade some of the heavier aremed ones? Looking at the map, it doesn’t seem to be a lot in perspective of the huge number of ships plying the seas at any one time. At the same time, it is a serious problem for the shipping industry which is crucial to moving goods and energy supplies. I think I’d be nervous piloting one of these ships in some of the more dangerous areas. They aren’t allowed to have weapons on these ships? I would want to at least have a few personal weapons on board, just in case, on cruise liners and yachts, too. And why not a few heavy duty weapons to dissuade some of the heavier aremed ones?

]]> By: Sad Statz and PBH's New Internet Celebrity | Prose Before Hos http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376223 Sad Statz and PBH's New Internet Celebrity | Prose Before Hos Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:59:49 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376223 [...] in the Middle East, Which one is…, When PHD’s get frustrated, Coming Anarchy with a cool post on mapping piracy, The Dumbing Down of America, and Top 14 Marion Barry [...] [...] in the Middle East, Which one is…, When PHD’s get frustrated, Coming Anarchy with a cool post on mapping piracy, The Dumbing Down of America, and Top 14 Marion Barry [...]

]]> By: Phil (Pacific Empire) http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376217 Phil (Pacific Empire) Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:32:50 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376217 Antwerp? Really? An armed theft from a bulk carrier in February 2006, apparently. I also notice attacks/attempts near California, Gibraltar, Argentina etc. These isolated events outside the Gap are probably purely opportunistic, however. I have also heard of attacks on yachts near Albania, France and Italy, prior to the years covered by these maps. Piracy seems to be down worldwide, but continued geographical expansion of this time of crime would be a bad sign. As for Oceania, there have been instances of piracy off Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, with the last attack taking place against a yacht in 2004. Antwerp? Really? An armed theft from a bulk carrier in February 2006, apparently. I also notice attacks/attempts near California, Gibraltar, Argentina etc. These isolated events outside the Gap are probably purely opportunistic, however.

I have also heard of attacks on yachts near Albania, France and Italy, prior to the years covered by these maps. Piracy seems to be down worldwide, but continued geographical expansion of this time of crime would be a bad sign.

As for Oceania, there have been instances of piracy off Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, with the last attack taking place against a yacht in 2004.

]]> By: a517dogg http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376216 a517dogg Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:36:15 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376216 Thanks for the links. ... You wouldn't happen to know if there are any similar breakdowns of casualties done by mission, do you? i.e., patrol, QRF, house-to-house, escorting convoys, etc. Thanks for the links.

… You wouldn’t happen to know if there are any similar breakdowns of casualties done by mission, do you? i.e., patrol, QRF, house-to-house, escorting convoys, etc.

]]> By: Younghusband http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376215 Younghusband Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:58:18 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376215 Not sure about anything based on Google, but "this Iraq casualty map":http://www.obleek.com/iraq/ was making the rounds a while ago. Also, "icasualties.org":http://icasualties.org has data on the "homestates of American casualties":http://icasualties.org/oif/USMap.aspx which somebody turned into a "Google Earth file":http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2005/11/war_casualties.html a while ago. I am not sure if it has been updated or not. I bet if you did some surfing you could find something up to date for gMaps. Not sure about anything based on Google, but this Iraq casualty map was making the rounds a while ago. Also, icasualties.org has data on the homestates of American casualties which somebody turned into a Google Earth file a while ago. I am not sure if it has been updated or not. I bet if you did some surfing you could find something up to date for gMaps.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376214 Curzon Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:57:44 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376214 a517dogg: "yes.":http://cominganarchy.com/2005/07/08/iraq-war-fatalities/ a517dogg: yes.

]]> By: a517dogg http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376212 a517dogg Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:35:17 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376212 Do you know if anyone has mapped American casualties in Iraq? Do you know if anyone has mapped American casualties in Iraq?

]]> By: Mark http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376211 Mark Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:34:57 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376211 It is our enemy the state the prohibits arms on ships. Pirates would be less of a problem if not for government. With the real estate collapse, hopefully the deflationary depression will rid us of the nation-state. It is our enemy the state the prohibits arms on ships. Pirates would be less of a problem if not for government. With the real estate collapse, hopefully the deflationary depression will rid us of the nation-state.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376210 Curzon Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:06:31 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376210 Very interesting. The two hot spots are the Malaca Strait, and also West Africa, which I hadn't heard before but wasn't that surprised to see. Also interesting to see the high number of "attempts" off the Horn of Africa (amateurs!) and all pirate attempts successful in the strait of Malacca (nowhere to run). Very interesting. The two hot spots are the Malaca Strait, and also West Africa, which I hadn’t heard before but wasn’t that surprised to see.

Also interesting to see the high number of “attempts” off the Horn of Africa (amateurs!) and all pirate attempts successful in the strait of Malacca (nowhere to run).

]]> By: Jason http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-376209 Jason Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:00:50 +0000 http://cominganarchy.com/2007/06/27/mapping-piracy/#comment-376209 Yaar, indeed. Speaking of Google's foray into mapmaking software, Wired has an excellent article on Google Earth's origins and so interesting examples of how ordinary people are becoming mapmakers in their own right: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/15-07/ff_maps?currentPage=all Yaar, indeed.
Speaking of Google’s foray into mapmaking software, Wired has an excellent article on Google Earth’s origins and so interesting examples of how ordinary people are becoming mapmakers in their own right:

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/15-07/ff_maps?currentPage=all

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